CDC Panel Votes to Add Covid Shots to Kids’ Vaccine Schedule

Covid-19 shots should be added to the 2023 childhood and adult vaccination schedules, according to a panel of US health advisers.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 15-0 on Thursday to recommend Covid-19 shots from Moderna Inc., Pfizer Inc. and Novavax Inc.

Inoculation schedules are revised annually by the committee, and states usually incorporate its recommendations when establishing which shots kids must have to enter daycare and school. However, the CDC and ACIP don’t have the authority to force local governments to follow their advice.

In a meeting before the vote ...