New York and other states across the Northeast issued new COVID-19 vaccine recommendations Monday, Sept. 15 that advises everyone six months and older to get the updated shot this fall, bucking federal guidance under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Food and Drug Administration.

The vaccine recommendations stemmed from the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a voluntary group of regional public health agencies and leaders from several states and municipalities, including New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, Rhode Island and New York City.

The regional health group's guidance was consistent with the fall 2025 COVID vaccine recommendations from prominent national health groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetri

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