The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending that children ages five to 11 get a third dose of a vaccine booster shot, despite a top expert having warned there is 'no evidence' that they need one.'Today, I endorsed ACIP's vote to expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses,' Director Rochelle Walensky announced Thursday. 'Children ages 5-11 should receive a booster dose at least 5 months after their primary series.'The booster shot endorsement comes as Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious diseases scientist at the University of , San Francisco, told DailyMail.com there were no studies showing the extra jab lowered children's risk of symptomatic infection. Youngster's are already at very low risk of severe disease and death, multiple data sources and studies find.
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