CMSP Immunization Policy
At Children's Mercy - Summit Pediatrics, we are dedicated to providing our patients the best possible medical care. We believe that the heart of what we do is working with parents to prevent illness, and that immunizing children and young adults may be the single most important preventative intervention we perform as health care providers, and that you can perform as parents.
Based on current scientific evidence, numerous medical studies involving millions of children spanning multiple decades have overwhelmingly shown that immunizations are safe and effective. Immunizations are necessary to prevent many serious, even deadly illnesses.
CMSP follows the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule.
You can view and download AAP's recommended immunizations by age here:
Why does the AAP vaccine recommendation differ from the updated federal schedule?
"In January 2026, federal officials suddenly stopped recommending several childhood vaccines. They did this after a brief review of some other countries' practices. The action breaks from a process designed to carefully review and recommend childhood vaccines—one that considers risks from specific diseases in the U.S., health impacts and how our health care system works. The AAP continues to recommend that U.S. children be immunized against these diseases in its guidance." HealthyChildren.org
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CMSP only accepts new patients who are either fully immunized (for age) or who are willing to be immunized. Newborns will be expected to begin immunizations at their 2-month-old well visit.
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