<p>Half of states have rejected federal vaccine guidance on childhood vaccines after controversial changes by the CDC. Public health experts say the split is sowing confusion and increasing the risk of outbreaks. </p><br><p>Guests:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.immunizationmanagers.org/staff-member/dr-michelle-fiscus/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michelle Fiscus</a>, physician, chief medical officer, Association of Immunization Managers</li><li><a href="https://www.kff.org/person/jennifer-kates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jen Kates</a>, senior vice president; director, global and public health policy, KFF&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taoshengkwangett/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett,</a> physician, health officer, Washington Department of Health</li><li><a href="https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/morrissey/departments/biology/people/faculty-directory/Phil-Landrigan.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Philip Landrigan</a>, physician and director, program for global public health and the common good, Boston College&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.uclawsf.edu/people/dorit-reiss/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dorit Reiss</a>, law professor, University of California, San Francisco</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2026/02/19/as-states-and-cdc-split-on-vaccines-whats-next" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>