"Local News Children between six months and 23 months "should receive" the vaccine, while healthy children and healthy adults "may receive" the shot, according to Mass. health officials."
"We are not going to let Donald Trump or Robert Kennedy take away your ability to make your own health care decisions,"
"We are taking this action today so the people of Massachusetts know that you will continue to be able to get the vaccines you want and need - no matter what happens at the federal level."
"DPH also said adults 65 years and older should receive two doses of the COVID vaccines six months apart this year, and adults and children with medical conditions associated with higher risk of COVID should also get the shot."
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health recommends COVID-19 vaccination for children aged six to 23 months and for pregnant people. Adults 65 and older are recommended to receive two vaccine doses spaced six months apart this year. Adults and children with medical conditions linked to higher COVID risk are recommended to get the vaccine. Healthy children older than two, adolescents, and healthy adults may receive one dose of this year’s COVID-19 vaccine. The state released these recommendations ahead of the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices meeting addressing the childhood vaccine schedule.
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