1/6/2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Maura Fitzgerald - maura.fitzgerald@ct.gov HARTFORD, CT – The following is a statement from Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Juthani, MD, regarding yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. Health and Human Services agency that it will be altering the childhood vaccination schedule:
“Connecticut has serious concerns about the recent changes to the national childhood vaccine schedule. While doctors already work with parents to talk through the benefits and risks of vaccines, clear national guidance has helped families make informed decisions with confidence. Scaling back those recommendations risks creating confusion, placing more burden on parents and clinicians, and making preventive care harder to navigate. Other countries’ vaccine schedules reflect their own health systems and disease patterns, and a one-size-fits-another-country approach does not reflect the realities facing children in the United States. Connecticut will continue to support evidence-based recommendations designed to protect children and the communities we serve.”