Fact check: Did the former U.S. childhood vaccine schedule call for babies to get 72 injections?

The Jan. 5 White House graphic showed two babies, each surrounded by needles, with the text: "European Country: 11 injections ...
PolitiFact

Did the vaccine schedule require kids to be injected 72 times? No.

The CDC never recommended babies get 72 injections . In 2024 and part of 2025, before the Trump administration’s changes, it recommended children up to age 2 get up to 12 different vaccines protecting ...
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

No, the US vaccine schedule doesn’t call for babies to get ’72 injections’

Under the 2024 schedule, which has been discontinued, babies could have received anywhere from 12 to 30 shots before their second birthday ...
Medscape

Defining the Ideal Injection Techniques when using 5-mm Needles in Children and Adults

This study demonstrated that 32-G 5-mm needles can be reliably inserted into subcutaneous fat, are relatively pain free, and are associated with minimal leakage from the injection site. Previous ...
Nature

Repeated botulinum toxin-A injections safe in children

Botulinum toxin-A (BTX-A) injections into the detrusor are an effective treatment for neurogenic bladder dysfunction in adults and children. Although the long-term safety of such injections has been ...