Lincoln parents confused after American Academy of Pediatrics contradicts CDC on COVID shot

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — When it comes to the COVID-19 vaccine two of the nation’s leading health authorities don’t agree.

On Tuesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics took the opposite stance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In late May, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the CDC will no longer recommended the vaccine for healthy children.

But the AAP is recommending the vaccine for everyone 6 months and older and boosters starting at age 5.

And it’s leaving some parents struggling to decide whose advice to follow.

“It’s really confusing to have different guidelines because it’s like, which one’s right, which one’s wrong?” said Danielle Garcia, a Lincoln mom of two.

Garcia has been reading, researching and reaching out to her doctor but said it’s hard to know what’s best.

She hopes national guidance can become clearer, but for now, she’s trusting her pediatrician’s advice.

“I would listen to my pediatrician just due to the fact that she knows them best, she’s been there since they were born, and she knows everything that’s going on,” Garcia said.

Her advice to other parents? Trust your instincts and your doctor.

“When it comes to my health, I literally just go with my gut, my heart and what has been proven facts from the start,” Garcia said. “I mean, I trust her. I hope everybody out there also finds a pediatrician that they trust also.”