OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - New guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is changing how Americans approach vaccines, emphasizing personal choice and conversations with healthcare providers.

For COVID-19, vaccination is now considered an individual decision, based on personal risk factors and health history.

This approach, called shared clinical decision-making, means patients should consult with their healthcare provider — whether a doctor, nurse or pharmacist — to weigh their own risks and benefits before deciding to get the shot.

David Kohll, a pharmacist with Kohll’s Pharmacy, said, “As a healthcare provider, we would just review with them some of the risks and benefits of the COVID vaccine, that’s what we’re now responsible to do, based off the CDC recommendations. I t

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