CDC Recommends Covid Vaccine for Children

The CDC has added the Covid-19 vaccine to its list of recommended vaccines for children. The recommendations are not binding, but states and local school systems traditionally have followed these guidelines in determining vaccines required for school attendance. This vaccine will be an exception, though, because many states have passed laws prohibiting local schools from requiring that children receive this vaccine in order to attend. The CDC panel also recommended adding the vaccine to the Vaccines for Children program. That program provides vaccines to low-income children, and the panel move ensures that that funding will continue for that group when the federal government stops paying for the Covid vaccine.