
Five rapid developments — new mRNA flu vaccine, CDC director, ACIP/NVAC charters, a vaccine order, and an HHS RFI — roil the 2026 schedule.

Bishara J. Freij, MD, is Physician Emeritus at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital and Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan.

Five rapid developments — new mRNA flu vaccine, CDC director, ACIP/NVAC charters, a vaccine order, and an HHS RFI — roil the 2026 schedule.

Court fight over CDC 2026 childhood vaccine schedule shifts shots to shared decision-making; experts warn lower uptake for Hep A, B, flu, COVID.