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What [the heck] is going on with vaccine policy in America?

A sign outside a mobile clinic offering measles and flu vaccinations
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Julie DiMauro

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Our experts argue that the government’s new approach could stymie R&D and brings uncertainty to the business of producing and offering vaccines.

On January 5, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a new childhood immunization schedule, making recommendations on vaccines every child should get. The schedule effectively lowers the total of universally recommended vaccines from 17 down to 11.

I spoke to Dorit Reiss, professor of law at the UniversityRichard

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