{"id":2531027,"date":"2026-01-07T14:29:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-encourages-parents-to-ignore-federal-vaccine-guideline-changes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:31:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:31:58","slug":"colorado-encourages-parents-to-ignore-federal-vaccine-guideline-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-encourages-parents-to-ignore-federal-vaccine-guideline-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado encourages parents to ignore federal vaccine guideline changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-encourages-parents-to-ignore-federal-vaccine-guideline-changes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2531027&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Colorado&#8217;s Department of Public Health and Habitat rejected the federal government&#8217;s recently revised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-fda-commissioner-childhood-covid-vaccinations-will-likely-become-part-of-scheduled-immunizations\/\" title=\"Fmr. FDA Commissioner: Childhood COVID vaccinations will likely become part of ...d immunizations\">childhood immunization schedule<\/a>, urging families to follow the 2025 American academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations rather. the federal change &#8211; which reduced routinely recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11 &#8211; will not be adopted for Colorado schools or childcare settings; a December law (HB 25-1027) lets schools require the AAP schedule, and Senate Bill 25-196 helps ensure insurance covers vaccines that align with that schedule. California Gov. Gavin newsom and the West Coast Health Alliance have also criticized the federal move, calling it reckless and tying it to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conflicts-of-interest-facing-rfk-jr-ahead-of-senate-panel-grilling-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Conflicts of interest facing RFK Jr. ahead of Senate panel grilling - Washington Examiner\">anti-vaccine advocacy<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colorado encourages parents to ignore federal vaccine guideline changes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2466049\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\">Colorado<\/a> became the latest state to criticize the newly released <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hhs\/\">federal guidance<\/a> for childhood <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vaccine\/\">vaccines<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cdphe.colorado.gov\/press-release\/colorado-reaffirms-evidence-based-vaccine-guidance-and-continued-access-for-families\">statement<\/a> rejecting the CDC&rsquo;s new vaccine schedule and said Colorado&rsquo;s approach &ldquo;remains grounded in long-standing science, expert consensus, and transparency.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4410081\/implicit-bias-training-mandate-among-new-health-care-laws-illinois\/\">&#8216;Implicit bias&#8217; training mandate among new health care-related laws in Illinois<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4409882\/desantis-calls-april-redistricting-special-session\/\">DeSantis calls April redistricting special session<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4410080\/michigan-unemployment-dips-still-among-highest\/\">Michigan unemployment dips to 5%, still among highest in U.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Monday, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4406894\/hhs-curtails-childhood-vaccination-schedule\/\">implemented a major change<\/a> in the childhood immunization schedule, reducing the number of vaccines children receive from 17 to 11.<\/p>\n<p>In the CDPHE news release, the agency recommended families follow the 2025 recommended child and adolescent immunization schedule issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The agency said Colorado is not changing the rules for school or childcare to accommodate the federal change that removes several &ldquo;universally recommended&rdquo; vaccines.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A law passed in December will act as a buffer for Colorado schools, despite the changes at the federal level. House Bill 25-1027 allows schools to follow the 2025 AAP immunizations schedule.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The state also passed Senate Bill 25-196, which ensures coverage for vaccines that align with the 2025 schedule. Federal law generally only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-psychiatrist-dr-miriam-grossman-trans-teens-told-they-can-deny-biology-and-not-pay-a-big-price\/\" title=\"Exclusive-- Psychiatrist Dr. Miriam Grossman: Trans Teens Told They Can \u2018Deny Biology and Not Pay a Big Price\u2019\">requires insurance companies<\/a> to provide no-cost coverage for vaccines that are &ldquo;routinely recommended&rdquo; by the CDC.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado is not alone in its defiance of the new CDC recommendations. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2026\/01\/05\/governor-newsom-issues-statement-on-trump-administrations-vaccine-schedule-endangering-the-lives-of-infants-and-children\/\">issued a statement<\/a> on Monday calling the move &ldquo;reckless.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4409848\/alcohol-more-lax-treatment-maha-dietary-guidelines-rfk-jr\/\"><strong>ALCOHOL GETS MORE LAX TREATMENT IN MAHA DIETARY GUIDELINES FROM RJK JR.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s about appeasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >debunked anti-vaccine agenda<\/a> being pushed by RFK Jr. and his allies,&rdquo; Newsom said in the release. &ldquo;Undermining the prior CDC&rsquo;s childhood vaccine schedule flies in the face of decades of medical expertise and puts ideology over evidence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s statement was released in conjunction with the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/newsroom\/west-coast-health-alliance-continues-recommend-vaccination-alignment-american-academy-pediatrics-aap\">West Coast Health Alliance<\/a>, which includes Washington and Oregon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado urges parents to ignore CDC vaccine guidance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2531028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/baby-vaccine-shot-iStock-665515772.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6024,70331,5007,32068,4031],"class_list":["post-2531027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colorado","tag-federal-guidelines","tag-parents","tag-public-health","tag-vaccines"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/baby-vaccine-shot-iStock-665515772.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531027"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531031,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531027\/revisions\/2531031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2531028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}