
Commentary|Videos|March 11, 2026
The Science Behind Childhood Vaccine Schedules: What Changed at ACIP and Why It Matters
Fact checked by: Sydney Jennings
In this episode of our roundtable discussion, four experts talk about the changes to the CDC’s ACIP meetings.
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This roundtable series, Clinical Insights: Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes, discusses ongoing changes to the pediatric vaccine schedule, the inner workings of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and how these changes are impacting US public health.
Disclosures include Shionogi, GSK, NovaVax, CSL Sequiris, Innoviva Specialty Therapeutics, and Abbvie for Abdul-Mutakabbir.
References:
- CDC adopts individual-based decision-making for hepatitis B immunization for infants born to women who test negative for hepatitis B virus. News release. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published December 16, 2025. Accessed March 10, 2026.
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2025/2025-hepatitis-b-immunization.html - Halsey G. ACIP votes to modify decades-long hepatitis B birth dose recommendation. Patient Care Online. December 5, 2025. Accessed March 10, 2026.
https://www.patientcareonline.com/view/acip-votes-to-modify-decades-long-hepatitis-b-birth-dose-recommendation
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