Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Realigns U.S. Core Childhood Vaccine Recommendations with Best Practices from Peer, Developed Countries

REALIGNING THE CHILDHOOD VACCINE SCHEDULE WITH INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICES: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to acknowledge a recent Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) scientific assessment on childhood vaccines as a guiding resource for the Federal Government. This scientific assessment can help to align the United States' childhood vaccine practices with scientific evidence and best practices from peer, developed countries.

The Executive Order directs the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to review the HHS scientific assessment, which included best practices from peer, developed countries for core childhood vaccination recommendations — vaccines recommended for all children — and take any appropriate steps to update the U.S. childhood and adolescent vaccine schedule.

ACIP's review should consider ways to provide maximum flexibility to parents and doctors through recommendations for timing and sequencing of the administration of routine immunizations...