RFK Jr.'s COVID vaccine stance prompts CDC guidance update for children
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RFK Jr. announced that the CDC no longer recommends COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, citing a lack of necessity, but experts argue that vaccination reduces severe illness and long COVID risks in children, and that the decision was made without broad expert input or clear definitions of 'healthy' children.
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