Following the federal government's changes to COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and recommendations in 2025, many people are wondering whether they can get COVID-19 vaccines for themselves or their children. In May 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration limited eligibility for updated COVID-19 vaccines to people ages 65 years and up and to those under 65 with a 'high-risk' condition. In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention adopted an 'individualized decision-making' approach to COVID-19 vaccination instead of broadly recommending the vaccines. In the fall of 2025 that landscape looks a bit different in light of the new guidelines. While it is causing understandable confusion, most people who want to get a COVID-19 vaccine can do so. Broad access is possible, in part, through what in health care is called 'off-label use.' 'Off-label' refers to using an FDA-approved product for a different purpose, or with a different population, than that for which it received...
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