Fact check: Did the former U.S. childhood vaccine schedule call for babies to get 72 injections?

The Jan. 5 White House graphic showed two babies, each surrounded by needles, with the text: "European Country: 11 injections ...
PolitiFact

Did the vaccine schedule require kids to be injected 72 times? No.

The CDC never recommended babies get 72 injections . In 2024 and part of 2025, before the Trump administration’s changes, it recommended children up to age 2 get up to 12 different vaccines protecting ...
Futurism

Doctors Concerned About Drugmakers Testing Ozempic-Style Injections on Six-Year-Olds

With so many kids already taking weight loss injectables like Ozempic, a new finding from the company behind the blockbuster weight loss drugs is looking to expand its pediatric market. In a new study ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

No, the US vaccine schedule doesn’t call for babies to get ’72 injections’

Under the 2024 schedule, which has been discontinued, babies could have received anywhere from 12 to 30 shots before their second birthday ...