RFK Jr. Cuts COVID Vaccine Recommendation

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Why healthy children may need vaccination as RFK Jr. cuts COVID shot recommendation for some kids

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children.

Vaccine experts say healthy children are also at risk of severe disease and death.

The current COVID vaccine, the updated 2024-25 shot, was until recently recommended for all Americans ages 6 months and older.

For example, in the White House's Make America Healthy Again Commission report on chronic disease, which was published last week , it cited an unnamed study that allegedly found 77% of young Americans are ineligible for military service due to chronic conditions. "That's saying, in effect, that 77% of the U.S. childhood population is not healthy," Poland said..

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