New Jersey took steps to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccine, going against recently changed federal guidelines that limit who's eligible for the shot.

The state's Department of Health issued an order this week to allow anyone 6 months or older to receive immunizations and to authorize pharmacists to vaccinate patients 3 and older without a prescription. The announcement comes weeks after the Food and Drug Administration said vaccines will be approved only for people who are 65 and older or who have underlying medical conditions that put them at increased risk of developing a serious case of the illness. The federal agency didn't explicitly define what conditions were considered high risk. MORE: New Jersey, with low depression and divorce rates, is among the happiest states in

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