American Academy of Pediatrics sharing New vaccine recommendations For the first time in 30 years, different from the advice of the US government.
In guidance Published on Tuesday, AAP is “strongly recommended” Covid-19 shots “for children between 6 months to 2 years of age. For older children, shots are also advised, but till the discretion of the parents, AAP said.
The advice center for disease control and prevention is different. Health Secretary Robert F. Under the guidance of Kennedy Junior, CDC does not recommend Kovid -19 shots for healthy children of any age. Instead, the administration says that children can get shots in consultation with doctors.
In A news continues On Tuesday, AAP President Dr. Susan j. Cressley said the recommendations of the organization’s vaccination would be “vested in science” and “in the best interest of infants, children and adolescents”.
“Pediatricians know how important childhood vaccination is in keeping children, families and their communities healthy and prosperous,” Cressley said.
In a statement by CBS News on Tuesday, HHS Director Andrew Nixon said that American people “deserve for confidence that medical recommendations are only based on science and public health.”
Kennedy said, “We ask AAP to strengthen the struggle-of-business safety measures and keep their publications free from financial impact, ensuring that every recommendation shows only the best interests of American children,” the statement continues, in the part, adding Kennedy, stood firm in his commitment to restore Kennedy, “science, transparency and public trust.”
Dr. CBS News Medical contributor and Editor for Public Health in KFF Health News, AT-Badi, on Tuesday, told “CBS Morning Plus” that when it comes to vaccines, “there is a lot of noise” when it comes to the vaccine.
He said, “Parents should actually stay in the course and ensure that their children get all childhood vaccinations,” he said, other professional societies are expected to add more declarations.
The gounder said that the recommendations of AAP are really only confirming what they have advised before.
“The first encounter with Kovid should be with the shot, not with the virus,” she said. “There is still a lot of risk in young children, especially 6 months to 2 years, to be hospitalized and for serious complications if they receive covids.”
AAP’s recommendations also included guidance RSVOr respiratory synchronous virus, and flu vaccines.
For RSV, the app recommends vaccination for infants under 8 months of age, who are not protected through vaccines from pregnant parents, and at a high risk of severe infections for children of 8 to 19 months.
For flu, AAP recommends annual vaccines for all children starting from 6 months, unless they have a medical reason that will prevent them from receiving the vaccine.
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