Gillibrand Statement On Trump Administration’s Reckless Overhaul Of Childhood Vaccine Schedule

Jan 5, 2026
Today, in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’sannouncementthat is sharply reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:
“Once again, the Trump administration is putting pseudoscience and extremism over the health and safety of our children. In the midst of an increasingly severe flu season, this new vaccine schedule removes the recommendation that all children get the flu vaccine, along with those for other deadly diseases like COVID and bacterial meningitis. It’s nonsensical. This decision will endanger our children and make America sicker, and I am calling on the CDC to immediately reverse course.”
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