The American Academy of Pediatrics today recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, differing from federal policy that no longer recommends routine COVID vaccination for healthy children.

The U.S. pediatric group, in its latest policy document, said all young children aged 6-23 months should receive a COVID-19 vaccine regardless of previous doses or SARS-CoV-2 infection, and recommended vaccination for older children in certain risk groups.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in May that COVID-19 vaccines are now an option for healthy children when parents and doctors agree that it is needed.

Prior to the new guidance, the agency routinely recommended updated COVID vaccines for everyone aged six months and older, in line with the advice of

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