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Do states have to follow the CDC schedules?

April 26, 2017CDC Follow Schedules

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Do states have to follow the CDC schedules?

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No, if they are willing to forfeit federal funds. The states have usually adopted the CDC schedules but the rash of recent questionable vaccine recommendations for diseases like chicken pox has caused uncertainty in some states as to whether they will conform. A recent JAMA editorial has urged the states to make an independent decision, because sometimes the CDC recommends a vaccine in order to trigger some federal funds to buy vaccines.