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In break with current CDC recommendations, leading pediatrics group recommends Covid-19 shots for young children

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its updated recommendations for vaccines on Tuesday, including Covid-19 shots for infants and young children – a break from the current US for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.

“It differs from recent recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the CDC, which was overhauled this year and replaced with individuals who have a history of spreading vaccine misinformation,” the AAP said in a news release.

Current CDC recommendations for the Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 17 years should be “based on shared clinical decision-making,” the agency says.

The AAP recommendations are more explicit. It says that all children ages 6 through 23 months should receive a Covid-19 vaccine unless they have known allergies to the vaccine or its ingredients. It also recommends a single dose of the vaccine for children ages 2 through 18 years if they are at high risk of Covid-19, residents of long-term care facilities, have never been vaccinated against Covid-19, or live in a household with people who are high risk for Covid-19. It also says that the vaccine should be available for this age group even if they are not in these risk groups.

AAP evidence-backed immunization schedule reflects break from CDC advisers

Ahead of the new respiratory virus season, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) today published an update to its recommended childhood vaccine schedule, which breaks from recent recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, which was overhauled earlier this year to include people known to spread vaccine misinformation and others without expertise in vaccines.

In a statement, the AAP noted that for decades it has been issuing evidence-based guidance to support pediatricians who care for children and their families, and it said today's recommendations continue that tradition. 

The schedule covers routine recommendations for 18 diseases, including respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and COVID-19. They also include other changes, such the pentavalent (five-strain) meningococcal vaccine, starting age of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, and the removal of a hepatitis vaccine that is no longer available.

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