Keeping kids safe is our most important job.

But some politicians in Washington are putting their health at risk by attacking safe, affordable access to routine childhood vaccines.

Our Mission

United for Childhood Health was founded to push back on ongoing efforts in Washington to take away essential childhood vaccines.

We are dedicated to ensuring America has policies in place that advance the health of our children — with real science guiding their care.

We know that vaccines are safe and effective at preventing life-threatening diseases like polio and measles, which was eradicated in the US in 2000, only to see a resurgence due to anti-immunization activists.

Recent polling finds that a majority of Americans support routine childhood vaccines. 74% of likely voters support immunizations for these diseases, including more than 60%+ support from Republicans, Democrats, Independents, mothers, and fathers.

That’s why we’re fighting to protect childhood immunizations and keep them available regardless of a family’s income or zip code: to give our kids the healthiest start possible. We can’t stand by while our kids are put in danger.

NEW POLL:

Americans From All Backgrounds Support Childhood Vaccines

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74%

Likely voters support routine childhood vaccines, with majority support across party lines.

90% 

Americans agree childhood vaccines should be available to all families, regardless of income.

72%

Voters are more likely to support candidates who back current vaccine policies.

The Problem

Right now, some in Washington are putting vaccine availability at risk for many American families.

They’re ignoring the science that protects our kids and making drastic changes to childhood vaccine policies — going after the immunization schedule that has a proven record of keeping our kids safe.

We know that childhood vaccines work. From 1994-2023, the CDC found that childhood immunizations prevented 508 million cases of illness, 38 million hospitalizations, and 1.1 million deaths. Destroying the schedule puts all that progress — and the health of our kids — at risk.

Despite that, some Washington politicians are actively working to take away parents’ ability to immunize their children and protect them against life-threatening diseases.

These decisions go against the will of voters. 72% of likely voters are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports keeping America’s current policies in support of routine childhood vaccines.

Officials in Washington have already fired the independent scientists on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) — the group that determines which vaccines are recommended for children — and replaced them with anti-immunization activists.

If Washington politicians get their way…

  • Every child deserves a healthy, happy life — and Americans agree with the science that vaccines are an effective way to keep kids safe.

    • At the height of the measles outbreak, an estimated 3 to 4 million Americans were infected annually. Thanks to the introduction of a measles vaccine, the number of reported cases dropped drastically and the disease was declared eliminated nationally by 2000. Over the last year, measles has seen a resurgence due to an inaccurate anti-immunization agenda that puts kids at risk and led to deaths in 2025. 

    • In the 1950s, polio outbreaks in the U.S. caused more than 15,000 cases of paralysis annually. Following the introduction of the polio vaccine, the number of reported cases fell to fewer than 10 by the 1970s.

    • At the height of the last U.S. rubella epidemic from 1964-65, 12.5 million Americans contracted rubella. Today, fewer than 10 people in the U.S. are reported as having rubella annually.

    Changes to weaken the childhood immunization schedule would mean significantly greater risk to all our kids as they become exposed to even more diseases that threaten their health.

  • Making vaccines available regardless of a family’s economic situation saves lives and protects our communities. But now, some in Washington are trying to change that – making them unaffordable and inaccessible for American families.

    86% of likely voters are very (51%) or somewhat (35%) concerned that changes in childhood vaccination policies would lead to insurance companies ending coverage of these vaccines and shifting this cost onto parents.

    Vaccines save lives, they should be available for all children, regardless of income or zip code.

Take action to protect childhood vaccines.

Some in Washington are putting our children’s health at risk — dismantling programs that have kept them safe from diseases like polio, measles, and whooping cough for generations.

We’re uniting to fight back. Send a letter to your lawmakers demanding action to protect childhood vaccines.