The COVID Shot for Kids Just Got Demoted—But the Fight Isn’t Over Yet
Earlier this week, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – flanked by NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and CMS Director Mehmet Oz — publicly announced—that the federal government would no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccination for healthy children or pregnant women. Now, hot off the press is the CDC’s updated immunization schedule reflecting that shift (sort of). here is the relevant language: “Shared clinical decision-making Ages 6 month –17 years who are NOT moderately or severely immunocompromised. Shared clinical decision-making vaccinations are…