September 2025 — Cutting through the confusion on COVID-19 vaccination of young children in fall 2025

In this short video, Dr. Paul Offit addresses the confusion surrounding COVID-19 vaccination in young children. He discusses why he agrees with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in recommending a primary series of COVID-19 vaccines for all children less than 5 years of age who've never been naturally infected and never been vaccinated “because that puts them in the safest position possible.”

COVID-19 resources

For more information related to COVID-19 and the vaccines, see these resources:

General information

• Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger (AAP)
• COVIDVaccineAnswers.org
• Vaccines and Diseases: COVID-19
• COVID-19: What you should know: English | Spanish | Japanese
• COVID-19: The Disease vs the Vaccine – infographic
• COVID-19 Vaccines: What’s in the Vial? – infographic  
• June 2025: Understanding recent announcements about COVID-19 vaccines (video)

Related to long-term and immune system effects

• Long-term Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine? What We Know. (article)
• What Stops Body from Continuing to Produce the COVID-19 Spike Protein after Getting an mRNA Vaccine? (video)
• What Are the Long-term Side Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine? (video)
• Do COVID-19 Vaccines Disrupt the Immune Response? (video)
• How COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines Work (animation)

Aluminum in vaccines resources

• Vaccine Ingredients: Aluminum (webpage)
• Aluminum: What you should know (Q&A) English | Spanish | Japanese
• Aluminum in Vaccines: 3 Things to Know (infographic) – English | Spanish
• Aluminum in Vaccines (video playlist)
• July 2025: Aluminum in Vaccines: Is it Safe? (video)

Measles resources

As of Aug 27, 2025: 1,408 cases of measles have been confirmed in 43 locations throughout the U.S.  

For more information related to measles, see these resources:

• Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR): The Diseases and Vaccines (webpage)
• Measles, Mumps & Rubella (infographic): PDF (English | Spanish) | PNG
• Measles: What You Should Know (Q&A): English | Spanish
• Rash Information, includes measles image and information (webpage)
• Parents PACK Personal Stories – Measles (webpage)
• Measles infections, outbreaks & vaccines playlist (17 videos)
• May 2025: Measles — How did we get here, and how bad is this? (video)

Last updated: Sept. 2, 2025