Realigning United States Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations With Best Practices From Peer, Developed Countries

This EO directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to review an HHS scientific assessment comparing U.S. childhood vaccine recommendations with those of peer nations and to take appropriate steps to update the U.S. childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule, with consideration of flexibility for parents and doctors in timing and sequencing. It further directs all executive departments and agencies to align actions, regulations, funding, and coverage with the ACIP-recommended, CDC-adopted schedule, including continued coverage of scheduled immunizations without cost sharing by private insurance and coverage under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the Vaccines for Children Program. It also directs the HHS Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs to inform state officials of the order's policies and make the scientific assessment available to inform state vaccination laws.

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