For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, in its immunization guidelines released Tuesday, recommended Covid-19 shots for all children ages 6 months through 23 months. Children in that age group are particularly vulnerable to severe Covid-19 infections and the vaccines would protect them from serious illness, the pediatrician group said.