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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

EXPLAINED: Cdc backs updated covid vaccines as access issues persist we still don t have doses in hand | Rare Historical Photos

a hand holds a child's shoulder as another holds a syringe
A child receives a dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, on 11 September 2025. Photograph: Hannah Beier/Reuters

The US has officially adopted recommendations for the updated Covid vaccines, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on Monday – paving the way to offer Covid vaccines to more than half of children in the US who were unable to access them while the recommendations were in limbo.

Yet the delays, and the announcement itself, compound misinformation and persistent access issues, providers and experts say.

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