Pediatrics group breaks with CDC Covid-19 vaccine guidelines
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That advice runs counter to new federal guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy children of any age. Instead, the federal stance is that families may consider the shots after a conversation with their physician.
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The CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics have issued differing guidelines on if children should receive the vaccine. The CDC says the decision should be based on shared clinical decision-making, while the AAP says children 6-23 months old should definitely receive the vaccine, including a single dose after the age of 3.
The United States' leading pediatrics association is recommending that children as young as six months old be inoculated against COVID-19=.
Citing concerns over Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. | The nation's largest pediatrician professional organization urged providers and insurers to consider its evidence-backed vaccine recommendations,