Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics released its own vaccine recommendations that differed from the federal guidelines shaped by Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

ADDITIONAL REPORTING | AAP's immunization schedule diverges from CDC, emphasizes COVID-19 vaccination for young children

But what's behind the disconnect? Dr. Richard Besser, who is the former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sat down with Scripps News to explain.

Why are some health associations breaking with CDC recommendations for the COVID-19 vaccine this fall?

"The reason you're seeing the Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology breaking from the Department of Health and Human Services is that for the

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