RFK Jr.'s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access
Credit: Getty | The Washington Post, Bill O'Leary Reisa Lancaster RN, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to 14-month-old Ada Hedge, center, being comforted by mom Sarah Close and dad Chinmay Hedge, right at Children's National Research and Innovation Campus, in Washington, DC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unexpectedly delayed the distribution of the shots to a key federal program and some states. Usually, the CDC would allow states to order the newly available seasonal COVID-19 vaccines through the federal Vaccine for Children (VFC) program, which provides vaccines at no cost to children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eligible, or Indigenous people in the US.
- ▪Credit: Getty | The Washington Post, Bill O'Leary Reisa Lancaster RN, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to 14-month-old Ada Hedge, center, being comforted by mom Sarah Close and dad Chinmay Hedge, right at Children's National Research
- ▪The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has unexpectedly delayed the distribution of the shots to a key federal program and some states.
- ▪Usually, the CDC would allow states to order the newly available seasonal COVID-19 vaccines through the federal Vaccine for Children (VFC) program, which provides vaccines at no cost to children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eli
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Hold up RFK Jr.’s CDC isn’t letting states order COVID-19 shots for kids, blocking access US health deptartment said it wants to ensure the vaccine orders are “appropriate.” Beth Mole – Sep 23, 2026 6:17 pm | 26 Reisa Lancaster RN, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to 14-month-old Ada Hedge, center, being comforted by mom Sarah Close and dad Chinmay Hedge, right at Children's National Research and Innovation Campus, in Washington, DC. Credit: Getty | The Washington Post, Bill O'Leary Reisa Lancaster RN, left, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to 14-month-old Ada Hedge, center, being comforted by mom Sarah Close and dad Chinmay Hedge, right at Children's National Research and Innovation Campus, in Washington, DC.
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