Dr. Green Mom® Unfiltered #11 - Vaccine Policy Changes: Making it Make Sense

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The CDC has updated the childhood vaccine schedule, and this change is opening the door to more conversation between parents and physicians about how care is approached. In this episode, I unpack what has changed, why these updates matter, and how families can better understand their options within the current system.

If you’ve felt curious, unsure, or overwhelmed by recent changes, this episode offers clarity and context to help you navigate these conversations with your care team.

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Time stamps
0:00 Intro
0:47 Welcome to Episode 11: Vaccine Policy Changes — Making It Make Sense
1:27 The CDC has released a new vaccine schedule
2:00 Dr. Mayer’s initial reaction: shocked and excited
2:22 We now have three different vaccine schedules
3:26 Dr. Lydia’s hope for renewed trust in public health
3:57 Trust as the foundation of the patient–provider relationship
4:38 The Medical Freedom Provider List — what it is and why it matters
5:30 Who makes vaccine decisions in the U.S.? What’s being said, what it means for parents, and how mandates fit in
10:30 Why this is only a first step — and a reminder that mandates are laws
11:58 Politics, vaccines, and Dr. Mayer’s personal experience
15:49 How to think about risk in the context of public health
21:24 What medical associations are saying
21:57 Clarifying the CDC’s role: they don’t tell doctors what to do
22:50 The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP): who they are and why they matter
24:45 The lack of communication between medical associations and the CDC
25:17 Why parents will need to do more of the heavy lifting — and podcast episodes to support those conversations
27:12 Updates coming to our guides, including the Vaccine Strategy Guide
27:33 You have a voice — Dr. Mayer’s personal story
30:13 Reasons to feel encouraged by the changes, and why not much has actually changed yet
30:49 The three vaccine groupings explained
31:09 List 1: What was removed from the “vaccines for all children” category
31:43 RSV as an example of vaccines for “high-risk” populations
33:31 Why reading the footnotes on each schedule matters
34:01 Vaccines that remain on the “vaccines for all children” list
34:24 List 2: The “high-risk” category
39:27 List 3: Shared decision-making
40:29 Why better patient education from pediatricians would make a big difference
42:57 The value of learning about diseases and vaccines before your appointment
43:34 Rotavirus
47:11 COVID-19 and kids
49:16 The flu vaccine and FluView
51:24 Which children are most at risk from the flu
53:35 Hepatitis A and travel considerations
56:34 Hepatitis B and the role of testing
1:00:22 Meningococcal disease and college dorms
1:03:29 The five core questions to ask your pediatrician
1:05:15 Thanks for listening