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Researchers examined more than 82 CDC databases that the agency had been updating at least monthly and found that at least half, 46%, had stopped updating.
Most of the paused databases had been tracking vaccinations, respiratory diseases, or drug overdoses.
The findings were published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
In a statement to NPR, the Health and Human Services Department says the CDC continues to monitor important health problems and that at least some of the delays may be due to the CDC consolidating databases.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is still recommending all children routinely get immunized against 18 diseases.
In the past, the Academy partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make immunization recommendations for children.
But the CDC recently dropped longstanding recommendations for routine childhood immunization for seven diseases.
That includes RSV, hepatitis, meningitis, and the flu.
The CDC now says parents should talk to a health care professional about whether their kids need these immunizations.
The Pediatric Academy's recommendation to continue routine immunization for these diseases is endorsed by 12 other medical groups.
The American Academy of Pediatrics is still recommending all children routinely get immunized against 18 diseases.
In the past, the Academy partnered with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make immunization recommendations for children.
But the CDC recently dropped long-standing recommendations for routine childhood immunization for seven diseases.
That includes RSV, hepatitis, meningitis, and the flu.
The CDC now says parents should talk to a health care professional about whether their kids need these immunizations.
The Pediatric Academy's recommendation to continue routine immunization for these diseases is endorsed by 12 other medical groups.
The NIH says research involving tissue from aborted fetuses has been declining for years, and the agency now only funds 77 projects that use fetal tissue.