{"id":15639,"date":"2026-01-09T10:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/?post_type=just-the-facts&#038;p=15639"},"modified":"2026-03-08T10:06:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:06:35","slug":"correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-january-9-2026","status":"publish","type":"just-the-facts","link":"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/es\/just-the-facts\/correcting-this-weeks-misinformation-week-of-january-9-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Correcting this week\u2019s misinformation: week of January 9, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\"><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-default-css\">.vc_do_custom_heading{margin-bottom:0.625rem;margin-top:0;}<\/style><style type=\"text\/css\" data-type=\"vc_shortcodes-custom-css\">.vc_custom_1708910460305{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #004789 !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}<\/style>[vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=\"true\" css=\".vc_custom_1708910460305{border-top-width: 2px !important;border-right-width: 2px !important;border-bottom-width: 2px !important;border-left-width: 2px !important;padding-top: 10px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 10px !important;background-color: #004789 !important;border-radius: 2px !important;}\"][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:15px;\"><\/div>[vc_row_inner equal_height=\"yes\" content_placement=\"top\"][vc_column_inner width=\"1\/6\"]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts.png\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-50x50.png 50w, https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/just-immunization-facts-50x50@2x.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\"5\/6\"][vc_custom_heading source=\"post_title\" font_container=\"tag:h1|font_size:1.615em|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff\" use_theme_fonts=\"yes\" css=\"\"]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=\"\"]\r\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; text-align: right;\">Want to see debunkings like this in action? Watch the <a style=\"color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLM53nMUclCyzp58Ns_M85dxsGsaJfuPe2\">videos<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; source=&#8221;&#8221; text=&#8221;Clinical Trials&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; google_fonts=&#8221;font_family:Abril%20Fatface%3Aregular|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal&#8221; link=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1767222023487{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"wpex-post-cards wpex-post-cards-template_10153 wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-inner\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-loop wpex-post-cards-grid wpex-row wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-entry col col-1 span_1_of_1 post-15637 type-jtf_topics jtf_topic_subjects-282 jtf_topic_subjects-281 jtf_topic_subjects-284 jtf_topic_subjects-211 jtf_topic_subjects-283 jtf_topic_subjects-190 jtf_topic_subjects-285 jtf_topic_subjects-286 jtf_topic_subjects-215 jtf_topic_subjects-217 jtf_topic_subjects-280\"><div class=\"wpex-card wpex-card-template_10153\"><div class=\"wpex-card-inner\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vcex-page-title vcex-module\"><h2 class=\"vcex-page-title__heading wpex-heading wpex-text-3xl\"><span class=\"vcex-page-title__text\">How do the vaccine schedule changes affect my family?<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vcex-post-content\">\n\t<style>.vc_custom_1708910874436{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;}<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vcex-post-content-c wpex-clr\"><div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1708910874436 wpex-relative wpex-vc_row-has-fill wpex-vc-reset-negative-margin\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >What changed and what it means for families:<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Earlier this month, federal health officials announced changes to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. Several vaccines that were previously recommended for all children are now listed as either recommended only for certain high-risk groups or as vaccines that require \u201cshared clinical decision making\u201d between families and health care providers.<\/p>\n<p>Shared clinical decision making means a vaccine is not automatically recommended for every child. Instead, parents and caregivers are expected to talk with a health care provider about whether their child should get that vaccine. This is different from routine recommendations, where providers typically offer the vaccine as part of standard care. Research shows that many people do not clearly understand what shared clinical decision making means, and some believe it suggests that the vaccine may not be safe or necessary, even when that is not the case.<\/p>\n<p>These changes may affect what happens during a child\u2019s doctor visit. Families may find that some vaccines are no longer brought up unless they ask. This means parents and caregivers may need to be more proactive and ask their child\u2019s provider which vaccines are available\u00a0for their child, especially for vaccines that have moved out of the routine category.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to know that these federal changes do not prevent families from vaccinating their children. Vaccines are still available, and programs like Vaccines for Children continue to provide access. These vaccines may also still be required for school since\u00a0vaccine requirements are set by states, not by this federal schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Families looking for clear guidance can turn to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aap.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\">American Academy of Pediatrics<\/a>\u00a0(AAP) and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aafp.org\/home.html\" rel=\"noopener\">American Academy of Family Physicians<\/a>\u00a0(AAFP). Both organizations\u00a0<strong>continue to recommend the full childhood immunization schedule based on strong scientific evidence<\/strong>, and their schedules have not changed. Many pediatricians and family doctors continue to follow these schedules when caring for children.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Children still need all of their vaccines<\/h3>\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Even though some vaccines are no longer recommended as routine for all children, the diseases they prevent have not disappeared. These vaccines still protect children from illnesses that can spread quickly, cause serious complications, and lead to hospital stays or death.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #293f76;\"><strong>Influenza (flu)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/influenza\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Influenza<\/a>, also known as the flu, is a good example. Each year in the United States, hundreds of children are hospitalized because of the flu, and many die from complications. During the 2023\u20132024 flu season, 199 children\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/flu\/spotlights\/2023-2024\/child-flu-deaths.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">died<\/a>\u00a0from influenza, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The flu vaccine lowers the chance of severe illness and helps protect families and communities.<\/p>\n<p>Families know this firsthand. One Voices for Vaccines story shares how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/what-flu-does-to-beckett\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Beckett<\/a>, a child with a medical condition, faces serious danger from common viruses like flu. His family explains how vaccination helps protect him and others like him. Another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/well-never-miss-a-flu-shot-again\/\" rel=\"noopener\">parent<\/a>\u00a0writes about how their family learned the hard way how serious the flu can be and why they now make flu vaccination a priority every year.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #293f76;\"><strong>Rotavirus<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/rotavirus\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Rotavirus<\/a>\u00a0is another disease that once sent tens of thousands of young children to the hospital each year. Before the rotavirus vaccine was introduced, nearly all children were infected by age five, and many became dangerously dehydrated. Vaccination has sharply reduced hospital visits, but rotavirus can still spread quickly when vaccination rates drop.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #293f76;\"><strong>Hepatitis A and B<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/hepatitis-a\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Hepatitis A<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/hepatitis-b\/\" rel=\"noopener\">hepatitis B<\/a>\u00a0infections can damage the liver and sometimes lead to lifelong health problems, including cancer. Hepatitis B can be spread at birth or during early childhood, even when parents do not know they are infected. That is why doctors have long recommended vaccinating babies early. Vaccination protects children from infections that may not show symptoms right away but can cause serious illness years later.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #293f76;\"><strong>RSV<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/rsv\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RSV<\/a>, or respiratory syncytial virus, is one of the leading causes of hospitalization for infants in the United States. Each year, tens of thousands of babies are hospitalized because of RSV. Even healthy infants can become very sick. Protection against RSV helps keep babies out of the hospital during respiratory virus season.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #293f76;\"><strong>Meningococcal ACWY and B<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voicesforvaccines.org\/vaccine-information\/meningococcal\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Meningococcal disease<\/a>\u00a0is rare, but it can move fast and be deadly. It can cause meningitis or blood infections, sometimes killing healthy children and teens within hours. Survivors may lose limbs or suffer permanent brain damage. Vaccination is one of the few ways to protect against this unpredictable disease.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #293f76;\"><strong>#AskForVax<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>If a vaccine is no longer offered automatically, parents and caregivers may need to ask about it. Starting the conversation with a health care provider can help ensure children stay protected from serious, preventable diseases.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What changed and what it means for families: Earlier this month, federal health officials announced changes to the U.S. childhood immunization schedule. 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