Kansas keeps vaccine schedule

Kansas will continue following its current childhood vaccine schedule, rejecting the CDC’s new guidelines that reduce recommended shots from 17 to 10.

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January 16, 2026 - 3:59 PM

Kansas Department of Health and Environment will not update its recommended childhood vaccination schedule to match the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control guidelines which were updated Jan. 5. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas’ top health agency is sticking with the longstanding childhood immunization schedule instead of implementing new guidelines released Jan. 5 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, a state spokeswoman said.

Although the Kansas Department of Health and Environment is evaluating the new vaccination schedule, KDHE does not currently anticipate changes to Kansas’ clinical guidance for childhood immunization schedules, spokeswoman Jill Bronaugh said in an email to the Kansas Reflector.

“KDHE is committed to the well-being of Kansans, and…

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