Fall is here, which, I’m sorry to break it to you, means the season of sniffles and coughs is nearly upon us. This year, notorious anti-vaxxer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is at the helm of the Health and Human Services Department and is already making changes to public-health guidance that suit his agenda. For example, in May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for children 6 months and older. The American Academy of Pediatrics, the country’s leading pediatrician group, opposes the decision, saying the COVID-19 vaccine should be part of the annual immunization schedule for children between 6 and 23 months of age.
To add to the confusion, the Food and Drug Administration approved new COVID vaccines in late August — but only for adul