RFK Jr.'s CDC Blocks States From Ordering COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
The US health department says it wants to ensure that vaccine orders for kids are 'appropriate,' effectively limiting states' ability to procure COVID-19 shots.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is not allowing states to order COVID-19 vaccines for children, according to a report from Ars Technica.
The US health department said the move is intended to ensure that vaccine orders are 'appropriate,' language that signals a shift in how the federal government is managing access to pediatric COVID-19 shots compared with prior policy.
Access Concerns
The restriction effectively blocks states from independently procuring the vaccines for children, a change that could affect availability depending on how individual states and healthcare providers respond. The report frames the move as part of a broader pattern of the CDC under Kennedy taking a more restrictive approach to vaccine policy.
It remains unclear from the report what specific criteria the department is using to determine whether an order is 'appropriate,' or how the policy will affect vaccine access for children in different states going forward.
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