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The American Academy of Pediatrics has advised parents to vaccinate their children as young as 6 months against COVID-19.

This recommendation opposes the CDC and Health and Human Services advice not to vaccinate healthy children.

Several medical groups, including the AAP, are suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over changes in vaccine policy.

The American Academy of Pediatrics is for the first time in three decades going its own way when it comes to new COVID-19 shot advice, bucking Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations.

Tuesday, the group released strong advice to parents to see that their young children — those age 6 months up to 2 years old — receive the COVID-19 vaccine. And older children should be able to get the shots, as wel

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