Children as young as 6-months-old may still receive COVID-19 vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised Thursday — but the shot is no longer recommended for healthy kids. The change in language follows Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

The CDC’s new Covid-19 recommendations are the first time that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has narrowed access to vaccines in the U.S.

Texas health officials reported just one new measles case over the last week, an apparent signal the spread of the highly contagious illness has slowed in the state, after a slight uptick in cases was reported in dozens of other states.

The CDC Foundation is expanding a youth healthcare program to rural areas. Young people living in rural areas in Georgia, Indiana, and Kentucky.

Health emergencies have not paused since January as cases of measles, salmonella, listeria and hepatitis A and C have spread throughout the country.