States across the U.S. have taken steps to ensure that COVID-19 vaccines are widely accessible after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated shots with new restrictions .

The agency last month authorized the new COVID-19 shots only for those over the age of 65 and people with underlying health conditions, a move that marked a major change from past policies and reportedly went against the recommendations of FDA scientists.

The announcement came after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), following guidance from Health and Human Services Secretary and prominent vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., stopped recommending the COVID-19 shot to healthy children and pregnant women earlier this year.

At least two major medical associations have since issued

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