State health officials issue vaccine schedule amid ongoing shifts in federal vaccine guidance

By: Danielle J. Brown

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 751

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Maryland health officials issued a first-ever state vaccine schedule Thursday ahead of the annual flu and respiratory illness season, under a new policy created to buck anti-vaccine messaging from the Trump administration in recent years.

The guidelines were issued by Health Secretary Meena Seshamani using her new authority under the Vax Act, which authorizes the state to set vaccine recommendations based on guidelines from established health groups, independent of federal guidelines from of agencies …

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