Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is impacting vaccine recommendations, raising concerns among pediatricians and parents about vaccine availability. Pediatricians, like Lanre Falusi, report an increased urgency among parents to immunize children as soon as they are eligible, stemming from uncertainties around future access to vaccines. Kennedy's decision to appoint new members to the federal vaccine advisory committee amplifies these concerns, as insurance coverage for routinely recommended vaccines may be at risk. Health policy researchers suggest apprehensions regarding the future supply of vaccines for children are warranted.
Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi says conversations about vaccines are no longer just about safety or timing. Now parents are asking, will shots even be available?
Falusi mostly treats children insured through Medicaid, the government program for low-income people and people with disabilities. Parents are making appointments the same week as their child's birthday to get them immunized as soon as possible.
Kennedy removed the entire roster of experts from a federal vaccine advisory committee that recommends childhood shots, replacing them with his own choices.
Jennifer Tolbert states: "People should be worried about what's going to happen to the availability of vaccines for children."
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