Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Are Spreading, So Sure, Let’s Decrease The Vaccines! The United States is experiencing a significant increase in measles and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Despite this surge, an executive order proposes reducing the number of recommended childhood vaccines from 18 to 11, citing guidance from peer countries like Denmark. Medical experts and organizations like the American Medical Association have strongly criticized this decision, asserting that the current vaccine schedule is based on decades of research and is crucial for protecting children.

• Measles cases in the U.S. are nearing 2025’s total, and whooping cough cases have exceeded 4,700 this year.
• Doctors report seeing more serious cases of bacterial infections like meningitis and pneumonia, often requiring hospitalization.
• An executive order aims to reduce the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule from 18 to 11 vaccines, modeled after peer nations.
• Experts argue that comparing the U.S. vaccine schedule to countries like Denmark is misleading, as Denmark has universal healthcare, paid parental leave, and a different disease burden.
• The American Medical Association states there is no credible scientific evidence to support altering the current childhood vaccine schedule and warns it could lower vaccination rates and increase risks.
• Some parents refuse to vaccinate even after their child contracts a vaccine-preventable illness, and many obtain waivers due to forgetfulness rather than opposition.