Covid in US: Kids now 'may receive' COVID-19 vaccines

A new COVID-19 strain, NB.1.8.1, is under scrutiny as Washington state reports its first case. Simultaneously, the CDC has updated its vaccine guidance, now allowing, but not mandating, COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children based on clinical judgment. This shift follows a directive from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., raising concerns among health officials about evidence-based decision-making.

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