For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is substantially diverging from US government vaccine recommendations. The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations released on Tuesday strongly recommending COVID-19 shots for children aged six months to two years. Shots also are advised for older children if parents want their kids vaccinated, the AAP said.

That differs from guidance established under US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, which doesn’t recommend the shots for healthy children of any age but says kids may get the shots in consultation with physicians. Vaccinations also are recommended for older children who have chronic lung diseases or other conditions that put them at higher risk for severe disease, the AAP said.

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