Children's Health Defense
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging annual influenza vaccination for all children ages 6 months and older this fall as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made its vaccine strain recommendations.
AAP recommendations for the 2025-’26 season are the same as this season’s. Any licensed influenza vaccine appropriate by age and health status can be used for vaccination in children and adolescents. The AAP does not have a preference for any influenza vaccine product for children and adolescents with no contraindications to influenza vaccination and for whom more than one licensed, age-appropriate product is available.
“Influenza vaccine is the best way to protect children against severe and life-threatening influenza illness,” said Kristina A. Bryant, M.D., FAAP, a member of the AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases.
The AAP will publish its influenza policy statement in Pediatrics later this year but released recommendations now so pediatricians can pre-book vaccines. The AAP’s recommendations come as the FDA made its recommendations on Mar. 13 to vaccine manufacturers for the virus strains to be used in flu vaccines for the 2025-’26 season. FDA recommendations are similar to last year’s strain selection…
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