Trump administration shifts COVID-19 vaccine policy, excluding healthy younger groups

Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 11:21 am

U.S. officials announced a major policy change, limiting routine annual COVID-19 vaccinations to at-risk populations and excluding healthy younger adults and children. The decision spotlights a targeted vaccination strategy, drawing attention to how federal policies evolve—apparently proving that when it comes to shots, one size does not fit all.

ledevoir.com / Les États-Unis vont restreindre les conditions d’accès aux vaccins contre la COVID

Ce changement survient alors queRobert Kennedy Jr cherche à réformer la politique vaccinale du pays.

globalnews.ca / U.S. to limit annual COVID vaccines to at-risk groups, older people

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new vaccine policy shift unveiled Tuesday.

citynews.ca / Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

WASHINGTON (AP) — Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new requirements for yearly updates to COVID…

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