LOS ANGELES - For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is breaking from federal vaccine guidance — urging COVID-19 shots for young children despite scaled-back recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The pediatricians’ group announced Tuesday it will continue recommending COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 6 months to 2 years, and for older children at risk of severe illness. The move marks a significant departure from new federal guidance shaped by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which no longer recommends the shots for healthy children.

"This is going to be somewhat confusing," said Dr. James Campbell, vice chair of the AAP’s infectious diseases committee. "But our opinion is we need to make the right choices for child

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