Syracuse, NY -- Millions of healthy adults and babies across the country may lose access to the latest Covid vaccine this year under new federal rules, according to one of the leading experts on the vaccine.

Anyone 65 and older will still be able to get the shot -- once hiccups in the rollout at local pharmacies ease in coming weeks, said Dr. Stephen Thomas, an infectious disease physician with Upstate Medical University. That’s according to approval from the FDA, which was issued last week.

But for anyone under 65 years old, the picture is much murkier, Thomas told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the latest vaccine only for those adults 64 or younger who have a high-risk factor, such as obesity, hypertension, or a host of other factors,

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