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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unveiled a dramatic increase in routine vaccinations, sparking debate amid declining vaccination rates and rising exemptions.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced its vaccine schedule for 2025, featuring over 200 routine vaccinations for children, teenagers, adults, and pregnant women. This marks a sharp rise from the seven childhood vaccines recommended in 1983, a change fueled by advances in medicine and growing public health initiatives.
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The schedule includes five vaccines for pregnant women, 70 childhood vaccines from birth to age 18, and 130 vaccines for adults through age 79. The expanded recommendations also feature the COVID-19 vaccine for children and mpox vaccinations for adults and pregnant women.
CDC just published its 2025 vaccine schedules. We have now gone from 7 routine vaccine injections in 1986 to over 200 routine vaccine injections in 2025.
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While the CDC touts these measures as critical to achieving its public health goals, critics have raised concerns about overreach and vaccine safety. The agency’s vaccine initiatives follow the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act, which granted pharmaceutical companies liability protections and centralized vaccine injury claims in Washington, D.C.
Some vaccine safety advocates argue that these policies prioritize pharmaceutical interests over individual rights. “The system tilts the balance of public good against individual protections, leaving vaccine injury victims with limited recourse,” a critic noted.
Declining Vaccination Rates Among Children
Despite expanded recommendations, fewer children are receiving routine vaccinations. According to CDC data, routine vaccination rates among kindergartners fell from 95% in the 2019-20 school year to under 93% in 2023-24. The CDC attributes this decline to shifting public attitudes influenced by hesitancy surrounding COVID-19 vaccines.
The exemption rate among kindergartners rose from 2.5% in 2019-20 to 3.3% last year, marking the highest exemption rate ever recorded. More than 126,000 children obtained exemptions from at least one vaccination for the 2023-24 school year, with 14 states reporting rates exceeding 5%.
