CDC approves limited recommendation for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility
CDC ends universal COVID-19 vaccine recommendation for under 65s and advises separate chickenpox shots for toddlers due to seizure risk, citing 85% adult vaccine uptake.
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for everyone, leaving the decision to patients.
- The new advisory group voted that all Americans should make their own vaccination decisions.
- Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill endorsed the change, emphasizing past guidance deterred discussions on vaccination risks.
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65-plus? CDC recommends talking to docs, pharmacists about COVID shots
The CDC says people age 65 and older should talk to their doctor about COVID 19 vaccines. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday updated its adult and child immunization schedules to to recommend COVID-19 shots for people 65 and older after they consult with their health care providers. The CDC also is recommending in its updated immunization schedules that toddlers receive the chickenpox vacc…

CDC stops recommending COVID-19 shots for all, leaves decision to patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and has stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone.
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