That advice runs counter to new federal guidance under U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which no longer recommends COVID vaccines for healthy children of any age. Instead, the federal stance is that families may consider the shots after a conversation with their physician.

Citing concerns over Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. | The nation's largest pediatrician professional organization urged providers and insurers to consider its evidence-backed vaccine recommendations,

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.