"The government health agency on Monday announced it had adopted recommendations made last month by advisers picked by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Before this year, U.S. health officials - following recommendations by infectious disease experts - recommended annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older. The idea was to update protection against the coronavirus as it continues to evolve."
"But Kennedy, who has questioned the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, abruptly announced in May that COVID-19 vaccines were no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. He also dismissed the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and replaced them with a handpicked group. The new group voted last month to say all Americans should make their own decisions. But the CDC also says vaccine decisions, especially for seniors, should involve checking with a doctor, nurse or pharmacist."
The CDC adopted recommendations from a new group of vaccine advisers selected by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Previously, U.S. health officials had recommended annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older to update protection against an evolving coronavirus. As the pandemic waned, attention shifted toward prioritizing people 65 and older. Kennedy questioned vaccine safety, announced in May that vaccines were no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, and replaced the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The new panel urged individual choice, recommended consulting clinicians for seniors, and sought stronger language about vaccine risks despite outside groups citing billions of safe doses administered worldwide.
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