Big Pharma-funded pediatric group defies CDC, urges COVID vaccines for babies despite no long-term safety data
By isabelle // 2025-08-20
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  • The American Academy of Pediatrics defies the CDC by pushing COVID vaccines for infants despite lacking long-term safety data.
  • AAP’s deep financial ties to Big Pharma raise conflicts of interest, with critics calling it a front for vaccine manufacturers.
  • Recent studies show vaccinated children face higher autoimmune risks and prolonged spike protein production, contradicting the AAP’s safety claims.
  • Parents overwhelmingly reject COVID shots for kids, with only 3-4% of eligible children fully vaccinated, signaling distrust in the recommendations.
  • RFK Jr.’s removal of COVID vaccines from the CDC’s child schedule sparks AAP backlash, exposing a battle between parental rights and pharmaceutical influence.
For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has broken ranks with the CDC, recommending COVID-19 vaccines for infants as young as six months despite mounting evidence that the shots carry risks and lack long-term safety data. The move comes just months after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. overhauled federal vaccine policy, removing COVID jabs from the CDC’s routine childhood immunization schedule for healthy kids. The AAP’s new "evidence-based" guidelines, published in its Red Book Online, urge COVID vaccination for all children aged 6 to 23 months, claiming it protects against "serious illness." Yet CDC data shows only 3-4.5% of eligible children are fully vaccinated, which is hardly a ringing endorsement. Even the Washington Post admitted most kids face low risk from COVID, raising questions: Why the sudden push?

AAP’s financial ties to Big Pharma raise red flags

The AAP, which represents 67,000 pediatricians, has deep financial ties to vaccine makers. Children’s Health Defense CEO Mary Holland called the group "the depraved long arm of Big Pharma," noting its reliance on pharmaceutical funding. The CDC itself has accused the AAP of prioritizing "commercial interests" over public health. Dr. Jane Orient, of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, slammed the AAP’s claims as baseless: "There is and can be no evidence on long-term effects of COVID-19 vaccines on cancer or fertility because they haven’t been used long enough." Yet the AAP insists its recommendations are "evidence-based." Dr. Sean O’Leary, chair of its infectious diseases committee, claimed the shots are "very safe for all populations." But critics, including pediatrician Dr. Lawrence Palevsky, dismiss this as "word play," arguing: "No one should be getting the COVID shot. No child. No adult. No living being. It’s not safe. It’s not tested."

Kennedy’s reforms spark backlash from vaccine lobby

Kennedy’s May announcement about removing COVID vaccines from the CDC’s child immunization schedule triggered outrage from the AAP, which, along with five other medical groups, sued the HHS over the change. The CDC now recommends "shared clinical decision-making" for parents rather than blanket mandates. But the AAP isn’t backing down. Its new schedule also pushes annual flu shots for all kids starting at six months and RSV vaccines for infants despite declining public trust. With only 28% of 5-11-year-olds completing the primary COVID series, parents are clearly skeptical.

Where’s the science? Studies reveal alarming risks

Recent research undermines the AAP’s claims. A Pediatric Rheumatology study found that vaccinated kids had a 23% higher risk of autoimmune disease. Another study in Immunity, Inflammation and Disease revealed persistent spike protein production in young adults a year post-vaccination, which is far longer than expected. The AAP’s push for infant COVID shots ignores a critical truth: Parents, not bureaucrats, should control their children’s medical care. With no long-term safety data, no proof of benefit for healthy kids, and mounting evidence of harm, the AAP’s recommendations look less like science and more like Pharma-driven profit. As Kennedy put it when he removed the vaccine recommendation for healthy children: "Bottom line: it’s common sense and it’s good science." The real question is: Why is the AAP so desperate to override it? Sources for this article include: TheNationalPulse.com ChildrensHealthDefense.org FoxNews.com USAToday.com
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