Loading ...CDC Panel Recommends COVID Vaccines for Ages 6 Months and Up Amid Concerns Doctors Afraid to Recommend Shots
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices on Thursday also recommended everyone 6 months and older get a flu shot.
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday voted to again recommend the COVID-19 vaccines in 2024 for all people ages 6 months and older — despite concerns about recent safety signals, drastically reduced efficacy among a population with high immunity levels and rising costs. The CDC affirmed the recommendations, which will take effect as soon as the new vaccines from Moderna, Novavax and Pfizer become available, the agency said.
it will be difficult to “flip” the 40-50% of Americans who have now said they will never get a COVID-19 vaccine.