The medical community is waging a public relations fight against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over COVID-19 vaccines as students head back to school across the U.S. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Wednesday issued more expansive COVID-19 recommendations for children than the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),

Kennedy accused the American Academy of Pediatrics of working for Big Pharma, even as he himself has profited from attacking vaccines.

The American Academy of Pediatrics said on Tuesday that children ages 6 months to 23 months should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, in contrast with federal health officials.