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Dr. Michelle Fiscus of the Association of Immunization Managers said a similar delay in VFC vaccine availability occurred in 2025.
In some U.S. states, pharmacists are not permitted to vaccinate young children.
Major medical organizations recommend Covid vaccination for all children 6-23 months old and for older children with underlying medical conditions.
Pfizer and Moderna confirmed they have shipped pediatric Covid vaccine doses and are not experiencing supply shortages or delays.
Covid-19 cases are rising in much of the U.S. as of mid-September 2026.
An anonymous source stated that career officials at the CDC have been aiming to make Covid vaccines available through the Vaccines for Children program.
The Wall Street Journal first reported the lack of a decision by HHS regarding the Vaccines for Children program.
HHS spokeswoman Emily Hilliard confirmed the department has not decided whether to provide updated Covid shots through the Vaccines for Children program.
The Vaccines for Children program provides free shots to children who are uninsured, underinsured, Medicaid-eligible, American Indian, or Alaska Native.
A federal judge ruled in March that members of the ACIP appointed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. were not qualified to make vaccine recommendations.
Pediatric Covid vaccine doses are available for children with insurance or for those whose parents can pay out of pocket.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices normally votes on whether specific vaccines will be covered by the Vaccines for Children program.
About half of American children cannot receive updated Covid vaccines as of mid-September 2026 because the federal government has not made them available via the Vaccines for Children program.
Three whistle-blowers who filed the initial complaints about the Abbott plant will receive $69 million from the settlement.
A federal government complaint detailed unsanitary conditions at Abbott's Michigan plant, including roof leaks, deteriorating equipment, and inadequate cleaning.
The Justice Department claimed Abbott purposefully avoided testing for bacterial contamination and did not share positive test results with the FDA.
In a 2022 consent decree with the Justice Department, Abbott agreed to replace its plant's roof and address sanitation, without admitting liability.
In 2025, formula company ByHeart shut down its Pennsylvania plant after its products were linked to an infant botulism outbreak and inspectors found safety violations.
Of the Abbott settlement, nearly $349 million will go to the federal government and over $36 million to state Medicaid and W.I.C. programs.
Abbott stated that no unopened, distributed infant formulas, including from the homes of sickened infants, have ever tested positive for the bacteria in question.