CDC vaccine recommendations guide doctors, insurance plans, and public health programs, but states usually set school vaccine rules. In January 2026, HHS changed the federal childhood vaccine schedule so some vaccines were no longer listed as routine recommendations for all children. Some moved into categories such as shared clinical decision-making. A federal court later paused key parts of those changes, and the administration appealed. This poll asks how federal and state officials should handle vaccine guidance while that review continues. People may agree that children should have safe care but disagree about who should decide vaccine guidance, how fast federal changes should happen, and how much choice families and states should have.