These recommendations are traditionally provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), but this process has been disrupted and the health agency has lost a lot of credibility since Robert Kennedy Jr., known for his vaccine-skeptic positions, took over as Secretary of Health.
Several associations, including the American Academies of Pediatrics (AAP) and family medicine (AAFP), and the American Society of Infectious Diseases (IDSA), therefore mobilized to establish their own recommendations for the vaccination schedule for autumn 2026.
“ Patients need and deserve clear, credible recommendations based on the best available scientific evidence.«" insisted Sandra Fryhofer of the American Medical Association (AMA) during a press conference.
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Recommendations based on an updated review of the benefits and risks of vaccines
These recommendations are based on an updated review of the benefits and risks of seasonal flu vaccines, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections which causes bronchiolitis.
The associations explained that this analysis was published in the medical journal JAMA for the purpose of providing information and transparency.
Since the Covid-19 pandemic and the accompanying spike in misinformation, vaccination rates have declined in the United States, leading to a resurgence of diseases like measles.
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The US Secretary of Health no longer recommends hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, and has modified vaccination recommendations for Covid-19 and measles.
In 2025, Trump's Secretary of Health launched a profound overhaul of American vaccination policy, notably ceasing to recommend the hepatitis B vaccine for all newborns and changing vaccination recommendations on Covid-19 and measles, against the advice of many healthcare professionals.
But these measures were suspended in March by a federal judge who felt that the government had "disregarded" science-based methods.
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This decision has since hampered the activities of the expert group advising the CDC on vaccine recommendations, hence the lack of updated federal guidelines for the fall 2026 schedule.
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