Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access

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A child holds a toy bear with a band-aid after receiving a flu shot during an immunization event in Los Angeles. Flu is one of six vaccines that will no longer be given routinely but now require a consultation with a doctor.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s new approach to six shots that were formerly given routinely will introduce new hurdles for getting kids immunized. And it could have a chilling effect on doctors.

(Image credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP)

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Here's how 'shared decision making' for childhood vaccines could limit access

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