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Why the CDC recommends that everyone over the age of 6 months get the updated COVID vaccine
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Morsa Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) An independent panel of advisers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that everyone over the age of 6 months get the updated COVID vaccine this fall.
"Even children and adults with no underlying conditions can still experience severe illness due to COVID," said Dr. Sandra Fryhofer, an adjunct associate professor of medicine at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Most infectious disease experts agree with the recommendations made by the federal health agency.
"I agree with the CDC recommendations because it is a simple recommendation to follow, and I believe that the benefit of the vaccine outweighs any risk at every age level," Dr. Todd Ellerin, chief of infectious diseases at South Shore Health, told ABC News.
"It’s consistent and harmonized with the flu shot and I think that really important. We need to emphasize that,” he added.
Dr. Donald Alcendor, a professor of microbiology,