WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Today, in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's announcement (https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-vaccines-overhaul-kids-denmark-fewer-childhood-shots-rcna250055) that is sharply reducing the number of vaccines recommended for all children, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:

"Once again, the Trump administration is putting pseudoscience and extremism over the health and safety of our children. In the midst of an increasingly severe flu season, this new vaccine schedule removes the recommendation that all children get the flu vaccine, along with those for other deadly diseases like COVID and ...