At the most recent meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics/Society for Pediatric Anesthesia Mark DelMonte, the AAP’s CEO spoke eloquently about the Academies work to counter government efforts to substantially change accepted childhood vaccination schedules. Litigation sponsored by the AAP calls to question the scientific validity of newest CDC vaccine guidelines as well as the dismissal pf the previously established and non partisan Vaccine Committee. Interestingly polling done within the last two months suggests that more than 75% of adults in the US continue to put their faith in vaccination schedules proffered by experts at the Academy, and have begun to reject CDC health guidance newly developed by the Trump administration. When asked, most pediatricians and other child health providers continue to follow AAP recommendations.
Suggested reductions in administration of the MMR and hepatitis vaccines to children early in life are not based on science, and reduce herd immunity increasing disease prevalence. In addition, the general attitude of the administration concerning the validity of childhood vaccinations has increased the incidence of measles, especially in children kept in federal detention centers, providing further evidence that public health leadership at the federal level is absent.
As a Pediatrician and a child health advocate I have concluded that actions by the Department of Health and Human Services have endangered the general health of our country and specifically the health of our children. The American Academy of Pediatrics has consistently worked to negate detrimental government activities, and minimize the disinformation that is being spewed from the Office of the Secretary of HHS. AAP has provided consistent historical leadership to protect the interests of children. This organization is an advocacy group, not a trade group, and deserves our strong support.
Rae Brown, MD
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