At the end of August, the Food and Drug Administration approved updated vaccines for COVID-19. While previous versions of the vaccine were recommended to individuals 6 months of age and older, access to the FDA’s newly approved vaccines is limited to individuals 65 and older and individuals between the age of 5 and 64 with an underlying condition placing them at high risk for severe COVID-19.

With Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine activist, taking control of the agency in February, the usual process for issuing guidance on the vaccine has been upended , leading to a split between leading health authorities , and a potential gap in vaccine availability for children, who are among the most at risk for severe illness, hospitalizat

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