State health officials and pediatricians are pushing back after the Trump administration announced changes to childhood vaccine recommendations.

The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced it's dropping recommendations for RSV, meningitis, hepatitis A and B, flu and rotavirus, except in kids who are at higher risk.

Recommendations for polio, chicken pox, measles and HPV will remain in place.

"It's horrible," says Dr. Nikki Gorman, of Village Pediatrics in Westport. "It places doubt in people's minds where you don't need to be placing doubt."

While officials say the changes will bring the U.S. closer to other developed countries like Denmark, Dr. Gorman worries the changes could lead to an increase in disease, and fewer people getting important vaccines.

"My biggest fear is that people will start thinking that these vaccinations are not necessary, and children will be the ones who suffer," says Dr. Gorman.

State health officials also slammed the new recommendations.

"Other countries' vaccine schedules reflect their own health systems and disease patterns, and a one-size-fits-another-country approach does not reflect the realities facing children in the United States," said Dr. Manisha Juthani, the commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health in a statement. "Connecticut will continue to support evidence-based recommendations designed to protect children and the communities we serve."

President Donald Trump has said says families who still want the vaccines won't lose access to them, and insurance will continue to cover the vaccines.

"Parents should be clear on this point: childhood vaccines remain covered by insurance in Connecticut, and nothing about the CDC's recent announcement changes insurance coverage requirements for childhood vaccinations," said Interim Insurance Commissioner Josh Hershman. "Families should continue to obtain vaccinations in consultation with their healthcare providers."

Dr. Gorman is urging parents to follow the American Academy of Pediatrics vaccination schedule to keep their kids safe.