CDC Revises Child COVID-19 Vaccination Guidance Amid Debate

Friday, May 30, 2025, 2:23 pm

In a notable policy shift, the CDC has updated its vaccination recommendations for children. The revised guidance – introduced amidst heated public debate and high-profile criticism – underscores the agency’s ongoing struggle to balance emerging data with parental concerns.

theepochtimes.com / CDC Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations After Delay

The agency had kept its old recommendations in place for several days, even after officials announced they had been superseded.

nypost.com / CDC contradicts RFK Jr. — says kids can still get COVID-19 shots

The shift to so-called “shared clinical decision-making” will compel health insurance companies to keep covering the cost of the vaccine, according to the agency.

cnbc.com / CDC says parents can decide with doctors if healthy kids get Covid shot

Earlier this week Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that Covid vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.

politico.com / New Covid shot recommendations appear to contradict Kennedy

An update to the CDC’s website shows that children “may” get the Covid vaccine if their parents and doctors want them to.

cbsnews.com / CDC now says kids "may receive" COVID-19 vaccines

The CDC dropped a broad recommendation for all children to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

bloomberg.com / CDC Shifts Child Covid Vaccination Guidance After RFK Jr. Post - Bloomberg

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