A PROMINENT pediatrician group is recommending parents inoculate their young
children against Covid-19, diverging from current federal health leaders who
have questioned and shifted the guidance for the shots for kids.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, in its immunization guidelines
released Tuesday, recommended Covid-19 shots for all children ages 6 months
through 23 months. Children in that age group are particularly vulnerable to
severe Covid-19 infections and the vaccines would protect them from serious
illness, the pediatrician group said.
The CDC now recommends parents of children ages 6 months to 17
years old talk about the risks and benefits of the vaccine with their doctors.
The agency previously recommended children and adults ages 6 months and older
get Covid-19 vaccines.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, which has made childhood
vaccine recommendations since the 1930s, and other medical groups have
criticized the CDC’s shift and sued the Trump administration over these changes
earlier this year. The organization has said it has typically collaborated and
aligned with the government on vaccination guidance.
The AAP also recommended the Covid-19 shot for individuals ages 2
to 18 if they or people in their household are at high-risk for the severe
illness or if they have never been vaccinated, among other considerations. The
pediatrician group said children who don’t fall into those categories should
have access to the vaccine.
The AAP and other medical groups believe the committee crafting
federal vaccination guidelines, in its current structure, can’t be trusted,
said Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of AAP’s committee on infectious diseases.
“Our intention with this is to provide an evidence-based source of
vaccine recommendations that can be trusted by both clinicians and parents,”
O’Leary said.
Health and Human Services spokesman Andrew Nixon said in a
statement that the AAP “is undermining national immunization policymaking with
baseless political attacks.” He added: “Secretary Kennedy has stood firm in his
commitment to science, transparency, and restoring public trust.”
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