Reporting indicates U.S. officials are considering aligning the childhood vaccine schedule more closely with Denmark by removing or reducing routine immunizations for diseases such as rotavirus, varicella, hepatitis A, meningococcus, influenza and RSV. Public-health experts and infectious-disease epidemiologists raised immediate concerns that reducing routine coverage could increase preventable illness and hospitalizations among children. The plan comes amid leadership changes at HHS and vocal skepticism about newer vaccines from top officials. Scientists stressed that recent vaccines targeted for removal have established efficacy and have already reduced disease burden; they warned any change should be weighed against epidemiologic data and healthcare capacity.