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  • #vaccines
  • #children-health
  • #COVID-19
  • COVID vaccines reduced emergency room or urgent care visits by 76% in children aged 9 months to 4 years and by 56% in those aged 5 to 17.
  • CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) initially recommended COVID vaccines for all people aged 6 months or older in June 2024, but revised the recommendation in September 2025 to require consultation with a healthcare provider.
  • A study from August 2024 to September 2025 found that 38,000 children were hospitalized with COVID, with the highest rate (600 per 100,000) in children younger than 6 months.
  • Vaccination during pregnancy provides protection for infants under 6 months who are too young to be vaccinated.
  • The study reaffirms the effectiveness of COVID vaccines in preventing severe outcomes, even for previously infected or vaccinated children.
  • Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has made unsubstantiated claims calling the COVID vaccine 'the deadliest vaccine ever made,' contrary to numerous studies proving its safety and efficacy.
  • An FDA memo linked 10 children's deaths to COVID vaccines without evidence, prompting an expanded investigation into adult deaths.