Florida to Recommend Against Covid Shots for Healthy Children

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the state would recommend against vaccinating healthy children for Covid-19, a position that contradicts guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Ladapo, who heads the Florida Department of Health, said the recommendation would be the first of its kind in the nation. The CDC recommends that everyone age 5 and older get vaccinated against Covid-19. U.S. regulators have granted emergency authorization to a vaccine for children age 5 to 11 made by Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE.