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Hey, to NPR's TED Radio Hour wherever you get your podcasts. Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle Now. I'm Patricia Murphy with a roundup of

today's top stories. It's a rainy Tuesday, January 6th. Washington State is continuing to recommend at least 15 vaccines for children

and adolescents, even though federal officials are no longer recommending seven of those

vaccines for all children. Ilish O'Neill has more.

Federal officials bypassed the United States vaccine approval process when they removed

vaccines that protect against the flu, hepatitis, RSV, and some other diseases from the federal

vaccine schedule for all children. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the goal of those

changes was to align the U.S. vaccine schedule with select other

countries. State health departments are responsible for school vaccine requirements, and Washington

State will now base their requirements on guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics

instead of federal recommendations. That's because health officials here say the federal changes

did not consider the prevalence of diseases in the United States or factors like access to urgent

health care. The state expects insurers to continue covering all of the previously recommended

vaccines at least through the end of 2026. Ilyish O'Neill, KUOW News. State health officials say flu activity

is high right now, and 22 Washington residents have died from influenza so far this season.

Flu infections are surging nationwide. Type A influenza is the most frequent strain reported so far.

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