Shift from universal to optional vaccination risks normalizing preventable disease

<p>Medical student Umayr R. Shaikh discusses his article "<a href= "https://kevinmd.com/2026/02/the-impact-of-cdcs-new-childhood-immunization-guidance.html">The impact of CDC's new childhood immunization guidance</a>." Umayr argues that recent CDC changes, moving vaccines like flu, Hep B, and meningococcal from universal recommendation to shared decision making, risk normalizing preventable illness. He highlights how his medical training now focuses on diagnosing diseases that should be rare footnotes. The conversation explores the danger of treating public health as an individual choice, warning that this shift will disproportionately harm vulnerable …