The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday it’s no longer recommending the flu vaccine for all children.

Flu activity could continue to increase in the U.S. over the next few weeks, according to a top flu epidemiologist at the CDC.

Federal health officials reduced the childhood immunization schedule from 18 to 11, removing vaccines for RSV, COVID-19 and hepatitis A, among others.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has overhauled the United States’ childhood immunization schedule. On Monday, the federal agency revealed new recommendations, reducing the number of diseases that all American children should be vaccinated against to 11,

CDC officials said the revisions follow a directive from the Trump administration to align U.S. vaccination policy more closely with peer nations, such as Denmark, that administer fewer routine childhood vaccines while reporting comparable health outcomes.

The new vaccine guidance reduces the list parents and doctors have relied on for years, sparking concern and debate. What does this mean for your child?

Officials with Children’s Mercy in Kansas City said this week they would instead follow The American Academy of Pediatric’s recommendations for childhood vaccinations.

Here are five things parents and caregivers should know about the new vaccination schedule changes for children. The new guidelines no longer universally recommend children receive vaccines for rotavirus, hepatitis A and hepatitis B, meningitis (meningococcal disease), RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), COVID, and influenza (the flu).

The spread of influenza-like illness has reached "very high" levels in Michigan, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.