Department of Pediatrics

Should U.S. model its vaccine policy on Denmark’s? Experts say we’re nothing alike

Written by National Public Radio (NPR) | December 26, 2025

But Denmark has created its immunization schedule in a very different context than that of the U.S., notes Sean O’Leary, chair of the Committee on Infectious Diseases for the American Academy of Pediatrics. “It’s like comparing a cruise ship to a kayak,” says O’Leary, a professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.