A statement from AAP President Dr. Andrew Racine on today’s executive order on U.S. childhood vaccines: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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@ameracadpeds.bsky.social@ameracadpeds.bsky.socialThe vitamin K shot provides reliable, long-lasting protection with a single dose. One shot at birth offers the best protection during a baby's most vulnerable first months of life. Learn more about the importance of vitamin K at birth: www.aap.org/en/news-room...
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@ameracadpeds.bsky.socialToday marks a major moment for child health: the AAP has released its updated 2026 childhood and adolescent immunization schedule. Updated annually to reflect the latest scientific evidence, this year’s schedule is formally endorsed by 12 leading medical and healthcare organizations.
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@ameracadpeds.bsky.socialThe decision by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to downgrade its recommendations to protect infants from hepatitis B is a dangerous move that will harm children.
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@ameracadpeds.bsky.socialThe American Academy of Pediatrics joined fellow medical leaders in a new op-ed in @statnews.com with a clear, urgent message: Vaccines work—and they save lives. www.statnews.com/2025/06/26/v...
statnews.comWe will not stay silent on vaccines, say leaders of five major U.S. medical associations“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.