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

Joudeh B. Freij, MD, ScM, board-certified pediatrician at Children First Pediatrics, Rockville, MD.

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.