The American Academy of Pediatrics breaks with federal guidance, urging COVID shots for young kids as Kennedy's panel delays vote and stirs backlash.

Updated coronavirus vaccines may not be available until mid-September, and people who are not considered high risk may not be able to access them. Coronavirus infections are climbing again, marking another summer wave as children go back to school.

Health Canada announced it has approved a new vaccine made by Pfizer Canada and BioNTech for the fall of 2025. According to Canada’s health agency, the vaccine is an updated version of a COMIRNATY vaccine, which targets the Omicron LP. 8.1 variant — one of the most recently circulating SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

About 1.7% of the state’s 63,000 kindergartners, or 1,075 kids, were exempted from required vaccinations for religious reasons during the 2024-2025 school year, continuing a steady increase of the last four years,

WHO, AMA, AAP and existing standards recommend that people who have never received a COVID-19 vaccine, are age 65 and older, are immunocompromised, live at a long-term care facility, are pregnant, breastfeeding, trying to get pregnant, and/or want to avoid getting long COVID-19, should get the vaccine, especially.

COVID-19 vaccine proves cost-effective, especially for older adults, significantly reducing illness and hospitalizations across all age groups.