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RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids


A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends President Donald Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on March 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Under ardent anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, federal health officials are working to link COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to the deaths of 25 children, and may further restrict access to the shots, possibly recommending them for people aged 75 and up, instead of 65 and up, according to The Washington Post. While some experts and health care providers had hoped that next week's ACIP meeting would add clarity to the situation and allow healthy adults and children better access to the shots, the Post's reporting suggests that's unlikely.

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