"In June 2024 the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended that all people aged six months or older receive a COVID vaccine. In September 2025, in a move many experts disagreed with, a revamped ACIP handpicked by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., revised its recommendation, calling for people aged six months or older to get vaccinated only in consultation with a health care provider."
"The COVID vaccines reduced the risk of emergency room or urgent care visits by 76 percent in children aged nine months through four years and by 56 percent in those aged five through 17 compared with children who didn't receive a vaccine, according to a study in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly report."
"The new study looked at a period spanning from August 29, 2024, through September 2, 2025, across nine states. During that time, about 38,000 children were hospitalized with COVIDa rate of about 53 per 100,000. The highest rate was in children younger than six months old, of whom 600 per 100,000 were hospitalized."
COVID vaccines reduced emergency department or urgent care visits by 76 percent for children aged nine months through four years and by 56 percent for children aged five through 17 compared with unvaccinated children. The observation covered August 29, 2024, through September 2, 2025, across nine states. About 38,000 children were hospitalized with COVID, a rate of roughly 53 per 100,000, with the highest hospitalization rate among infants younger than six months at 600 per 100,000. In June 2024 ACIP recommended vaccination for all people aged six months or older; in September 2025 a revamped ACIP revised that guidance to vaccination only after consultation with a health care provider, a change that drew expert disagreement.
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