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Good For Profits, Bad For Kids: The CDC’s Recommendation to Vaccinate 6-Month-Old Babies Highly Problematic, Here’s Why

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Good For Profits, Bad For Kids: The CDC’s Recommendation to Vaccinate 6-Month-Old Babies Highly Problematic, Here’s Why
A vial and syringe are seen in front of the Pfizer and BioNTech logos in a file photo. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Jennifer Margulis
Joe Wang
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On Saturday, June 18, just in time for Father’s Day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a media statement recommending that “all children 6 months through 5 years of age should receive a COVID-19 vaccine.” The statement continues: “This expands eligibility for vaccination to nearly 20 million additional children.”

“Together, with science leading the charge, we have taken another important step forward in our nation’s fight against COVID-19,” CDC Direction Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky told the public.

Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of “Your Baby, Your Way: Taking Charge of Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Parenting Decisions for a Happier, Healthier Family.” A Fulbright awardee and mother of four, she has worked on a child survival campaign in West Africa, advocated for an end to child slavery in Pakistan on prime-time TV in France, and taught post-colonial literature to nontraditional students in inner-city Atlanta. Learn more about her at JenniferMargulis.net
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