A CDC panel recommended (not mandated) that COVID shots become a regular part of the pediatric immunization schedule.
NEW YORK - An expert committee on Wednesday recommended that COVID-19 shots become part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine program for children, which provides many types of free inoculations to millions of kids each year.
While all COVID-19 vaccines are currently provided free in the United States by the federal government, the U.S. public health emergency is expected to end in early 2023 and the private market will take over distribution of COVID vaccines and treatments. The committee's recommendation allows for distribution by the Vaccines for Children Program under the CDC's current COVID vaccine guidance, which is for all children over the age of 6 months to be vaccinated and those age 5 and older to receive booster shots.
During the advisory meeting, health officials emphasized that they were not voting on adding COVID-19 shots to the CDC annual vaccination schedule. They said this was a step in that direction but did not lay out additional steps or the timeline for such a move. In the United States, the CDC sets out a schedule of vaccination targets by age and states decide which vaccines are mandatory for school entry.
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