American Academy of Pediatrics says children 6 months to 2 years really need a COVID vaccine. CDC says they don't.

The AAP’s other vaccine recommendations largely mirror those of ACIP. The new schedule also addresses recent updates on pentavalent meningococcal vaccine, the starting age of the human papilloma virus vaccine, and the removal of a hepatitis vaccine that is no longer available, according to the statement.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said on Tuesday that children ages 6 months to 23 months should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, in contrast with federal health officials.

The American Academy of Pediatrics issued vaccine recommendations that differ from U.S. Centers for Disease Control guidelines for the first time in 30 years.

Lafayette, said Wednesday he will seek to strip federal funding from the New Orleans Health Department following a social media post about COVID-19 immunizations for children.