CDC adds Covid shots to list of routine vaccines for kids and adults trends now
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Covid shots have officially been added to the list of routine immunizations for kids and adults.
Officials said the move would 'normalize' the vaccine and 'send a powerful message' that everyone over six should stay up to date with their Covid vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented the move today after independent vaccine advisors proposed the changes.
It puts the shot in the same category as vaccines for diseases such as polio, measles and hepatitis B.
But it is not a mandate, and unlike those shots, children who do not get it will not be restricted from schools.
Officials said the move would 'normalize' the vaccine and 'send a powerful message' that everyone over six should stay up to date with their Covid vaccines
It comes as the FDA are considering switching the Covid vaccine rollout to a yearly schedule similar to the flu shot program.
