Half of The Children Who Died of COVID Last Year Were Previously Healthy

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new COVID vaccination guidelines that strongly recommend the shots for all children between 6 months and 2 years of age.

For the first time in 30 years, the Academy’s guidance differs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is no longer recommending the COVID vaccine for healthy, young children.

The goal of the vaccine is to keep people out of the hospital, and keep them out of intensive care, Dr. Paul Offit, the director of the Vaccine Education Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia said.

While people over 65, those with high-risk medical conditions like chronic lung or heart disease, people who are immune compromised, and women who are pregnant are in the highest risk situations.

Nationwide, 152 children died of C