Vaccine policy and regulation

Vaccine policy and regulation encompasses the governmental and regulatory decisions that shape vaccine approval, recommendation, and mandate frameworks in the United States. This includes oversight by agencies such as the FDA and CDC, the work of advisory panels like the CDC vaccine panel, and the implementation of vaccine mandates at federal and state levels.

Under the current administration, vaccine policy has become a flashpoint, with executive orders seeking to reshape childhood vaccine schedules, resignations of key vaccine officials, and court rulings blocking policy changes. The intersection of scientific guidance, political priorities, and parental rights continues to drive debate over the appropriate scope of regulatory authority in immunization.