WHO Alters COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations, No Longer Says Children ‘Should Not Be Vaccinated’

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus adjusts his glasses during a meeting in front of the WHO headquarters in Geneva on May 29, 2021. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images

The World Health Organization (WHO) this week altered its recommendations on COVID-19 vaccinations, softening language that once warned against vaccinating children.

The health body’s web page offering vaccine advice for the public on June 22 stated clearly, “children should not be vaccinated for the moment.”