Top US Medical Groups Say The CDC Can’t Be Trusted On Winter Vaccines – So They’re Bringing The Science Instead

Photo: President Donald J. Trump signs an Executive Order regarding childhood vaccines in the Oval Office, Monday, August 10, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley). Attribution: “P20260810MR-0257” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Laura Simmons. IFLScience – September 14, 2026.

Peak respiratory virus season is fast approaching in the USA, but this year things look a little different. The way that citizens access information about vaccines is changing. The American Medical Association (AMA) has broken with its long-standing tradition of supporting the vaccine recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Following an historic vote by its 700-strong House of Delegates, the AMA will no longer routinely support recommendations made by the ACIP after May 1, 2025. Instead, the AMA has teamed up with the Vaccine Integrity Project (VIP) to offer its own evidence-based vaccine recommendations for this season. […]

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