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In an age of vaccine skepticism, parents trust pediatricians most  The Washington Post Opinion | Parents, Doctors and Vaccines for Children  The New York Times Nevada child vaccine rates continue decline, raising herd immunity concerns  The Nevada Independent Opinion: How to contain the viral spread of vaccine disinformation  STLtoday.com Even small drops in vaccination rates for US children can lead to disease outbreaks  Gavi, the …

The updated COVID-19 vaccine has arrived at large pharmacies in Chicago and is available to those who meet the federal Food and Drug Administration’s new, restrictive guidelines. Everyone else — including some young children — is likely to get access to the shot in the city but might have to wait a few more weeks. Doctors and medical experts say …

This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. It makes sense to approach some marketing efforts with skepticism. Scams, artificial intelligence and deceptive social media posts are common, with people you don’t know seeking to profit from your behavior. But should people extend this same skepticism to pediatricians who advise vaccines for children? Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said …

RFK Jr. is officially waging a war against pediatricians. This week, he went after the American Academy of Pediatrics for rebuffing the federal government and continuing to endorse covid-19 vaccines for children. In an X post Tuesday afternoon, the health secretary and longtime anti-vaxxer accused the AAP of bowing to corporate pressure in making the recommendations. He also claimed that …

RFK Jr. attacks pediatricians’ group over vaccine recommendations  Politico US pediatric group breaks with CDC advice, recommends COVID vaccines for young children  USA Today In break with current CDC recommendations, leading pediatrics group recommends Covid-19 shots for young children  CNN Leading pediatrician group recommends COVID vaccine for infants, toddlers in contrast with RFK Jr.  ABC News School reopenings bring more vaccine confusion  Axios Source link

“It’s clear that we’re in a different place in the pandemic than we were four or five years ago in terms of risks to healthy older kids,” Sean O’Leary, chair of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases (COID) said in a statement. However, “the risk of hospitalization for young children and those with high-risk conditions remains pretty high.” According to …

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new Covid-19 recommendations — released Tuesday — come amid a tumultuous year for public health, as vaccine skeptics have come into power in the new Trump administration and government guidance has become increasingly confusing. This isn’t going to …