(NewsNation) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced it has updated its child and adult vaccine schedules to apply to a shared decision between a healthcare provider and patient.

The move means that COVID-19 vaccines can only be administered after a person consults a doctor or pharmacist, and the agency also signed off on its advisers' recommendations against use of the combined measles-mumps-rubella-varicella vaccine before the age of 4 years.

Instead, the CDC recommends that toddlers be given a separate shot for measles-mumps-rubella and varicella, which is commonly known as chickenpox.

"Informed consent is back," acting Director of the CDC and Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O'Neill said in a news release. "CDC's 2022 blanket recommendation for pe

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