Press release
January 5, 2026
Denmark’s Vaccine Schedule Makes No Sense for U.S., Defend Public Health Says
WASHINGTON, D.C. – It ls a tragic mistake for the U.S. to adopt a vaccine schedule similar to Denmark’s, public health experts with Defend Public Health said today. The CDC, apparently at the direction of HHS Secretary and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced such a change on Monday.
“Kennedy’s decision will harm and kill children, like all of his anti-vaccination decisions will,” said virologist James Alwine, a member of DPH’s Coordinating Committee. “Viruses and bacteria that were under control are being set free on our most vulnerable. It may take one or two years for the tragic consequences to become clear, but this is like asking farmers in North Dakota to grow pineapples. It won’t work and can’t end well.”
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Defend Public Health is a volunteer-driven network of public health researchers, healthcare workers, advocates and allies fighting to protect the health of all from the Trump administration's cruel attacks on proven, science-based public health policies. We believe that everyone has the right to what they need for a healthy life, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity.
