The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is scaling back childhood vaccination recommendations, reducing required vaccinations from 17 diseases to 11 in a move that could affect families, schools, and healthcare providers across the country.

The changes mean vaccines previously recommended for all children, including hepatitis B shots given to newborns for decades, are now only recommended for high-risk children. The same applies to RSV vaccines.

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Since 1967, Tennessee has protected students, faculty, staff, and communities by requiring certain vaccinations for children to attend school. House Joint Resolution 28, by Rep. Gino Bulso, threatens to make these requirements unconstitutional. School vaccination requirements play a vital role in keeping diseases at bay. Measles eradication is a shining example of the success of such laws. The return of outbreaks is a chilling reminder of their importance…Tennessee once proudly led the rest of the country in preventing disease. HJR0028 threatens to make us a leader in increased illnesses, hospitalizations, long-lasting impairments, and even deaths. Our General Assembly has the opportunity to choose the kind of example we want to be to the rest of the country.