Pediatric group parts with CDC vaccine committee on childhood COVID shots

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — In a break with current recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another medical group said infants and young children should get COVID-19 vaccine shots.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices was overhauled this year and replaced with members who have a history of spreading vaccine misinformation.

The CDC said current COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for children ages six months to 17 years should be: “based on shared clinical decision-making.”

The AAP said all children ages six through 23 months should get a COVID-19 vaccine unless they have known allergies to it or its ingredients.