The Itasca-based national group is strongly recommending COVID shots for ages 6 months to 2 years and for older children if parents want their kids vaccinated.

In a clear rebuke to US health secretary and zealous anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the American Academy of Pediatrics on Tuesday released its own evidence-based vaccination schedule for children —a task typically left to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and its trusted advisory committee.

The Food and Drug Administration could pull Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine emergency authorization for children under age 5.

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.

Developers Invivyd, Inc. are working on a plan with the FDA that will see their antibody-based product approved if it passes one more clinical trial.

With Halloween shops opening and pumpkin spice in the air, it’s also time to think about getting a new COVID-19 vaccine for the fall. Health Canada announced it has approved a new vaccine made by Pfizer Canada and BioNTech for the fall of 2025.

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

Heading into the respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations, even though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services no longer recommends that they should.