FDA revoked the emergency authorization for COVID vaccines for children, reducing available pediatric vaccine options. Pfizer's vaccine is no longer authorized for children under five. Moderna's vaccine remains authorized for people aged six months and older, and Novavax is authorized for people 12 and older; all three are limited to people under 65 who have high-risk health conditions. Healthy children aged six months to under 18 are eligible for vaccination only after consulting a medical provider. Dozens of health conditions currently listed by public health authorities increase COVID risk and may determine eligibility. Major physician organizations have issued their own vaccine recommendations. Insurance and access implications are expected.
Parents' options for getting their kids COVID vaccines are now more limited The FDA has revoked the emergency authorization for COVID vaccines for children. That means that Pfizer's shot will no longer be authorized for children under the age of 5. Moderna's vaccine is authorized for anyone aged six months or older, and the Novavax vaccine is authorized for anyone 12 and over. But for all three shots, they are only authorized for people under 65 who have high-risk health conditions.
Healthy kids over 6 months and under 18 years are only eligible for COVID vaccines if a medical provider is consulted first. Which health conditions make someone eligible? Kennedy didn't confirm the list, but there are dozens of health conditions which increase risk from COVID currently listed on the CDC website. We don't yet know if that will be the final list moving forward. The FDA has previously estimated that as many as 60 percent of Americans may have at least one of those conditions.
In a notable departure, major medical organizations have come out with their own vaccine recommendations in recent weeks. Usually, these groups follow the CDC's guidance. Last week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued guidance recommending the Covid vaccine - as well as flu and RSV vaccines - for pregnant women. The American Academy of Pediatrics published its own vaccination schedule earlier this month, which included the Covid vaccine.
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