The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children aged 6 months to 23 months should receive the COVID-19 vaccine to protect them from serious illness caused by the virus. The AAP argues that children under 2 are especially vulnerable to severe COVID-19 and should be prioritized for vaccination unless they have an allergy to the jab or its ingredients. The AAP and HHS have been at odds for months, with tensions reaching a head when Kennedy dismissed the members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and replaced them with his own handpicked representatives, including some outright vaccine skeptics. The move to publish COVID recommendations that break from HHS reflects a new effort by medical societies and expert advocacy groups to bypass Kennedy and his efforts to upend the nation’s vaccine system. The Vaccine Integrity Project held a meeting to review evidence on the safety and efficacy of flu, COVID, and RSV shots, concluding that there was no change in safety signals or sudden drop in efficacy on any of the vaccines reviewed.
A pediatric group has reportedly paid RFK Jr. a sum for children’s COVID-19 vaccinations. ThuyTruongSpa 613
