Although the American Academy of Pediatrics has been releasing guidances on vaccines for decades, the 2026 immunization schedule it issued Jan. 26 is creating some buzz given the U.S. CDC’s newly abbreviated childhood schedule that removed several routine recommendations.
After the U.S. House passed a package of spending bills Jan. 22 to fund several agencies and departments, including Health and Human Services, through fiscal 2026, the Senate was expected to quickly follow suit to ensure that no part of the federal government would shut down when the current continuing resolution expires Jan. 30. That was before a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota turned deadly over the weekend.
The U.S. NIH may be weathering the budget storm thanks to bipartisan congressional support, but another squall line is forming on the horizon over politicization of the research agency.
