All of them except for Japan routinely recommend vaccines against meningococcal disease to children. The UK, Canada, Australia, Japan, and European countries recommend hepatitis A vaccines for high-risk populations. Several of these countries also routinely recommend vaccines the US does not. “We need to follow what our peer countries are doing – and have universal healthcare,” Jernigan said. Even other countries with universal healthcare recommend similar vaccines as the US once did.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2026 11:50 UTC