Dallas County is considering policy changes in light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new vaccine recommendations, which now recommend vaccines against 11 diseases instead of the previous 17.The CDC’s updated guidelines suggest RSV and Hepatitis A and B vaccines only for high-risk children. During a recent Board of Health meeting, vaccine experts noted that there are no laws requiring the county to make changes based on these recommendations.”CDC recommendations are not intended to be mandates. They are not required to be legal requirements for schools, but that is how some states aligned their laws with the CDC schedule,” said a vaccine expert.Experts say decreasing vaccination rates have increased the risk of outbreaks for measles, pertussis, and flu. They say 95% of measles cases seen in the U.S. are among unvaccinated individuals.
DALLAS COUNTY, Iowa —
Dallas County is considering policy changes in light of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new vaccine recommendations, which now recommend vaccines against 11 diseases instead of the previous 17.
The CDC’s updated guidelines suggest RSV and Hepatitis A and B vaccines only for high-risk children. During a recent Board of Health meeting, vaccine experts noted that there are no laws requiring the county to make changes based on these recommendations.
“CDC recommendations are not intended to be mandates. They are not required to be legal requirements for schools, but that is how some states aligned their laws with the CDC schedule,” said a vaccine expert.
Experts say decreasing vaccination rates have increased the risk of outbreaks for measles, pertussis, and flu. They say 95% of measles cases seen in the U.S. are among unvaccinated individuals.