As confusion grows around COVID-19 access amid controversial moves by the CDC and FDA, states are taking matters into their own hands.

The “newly approved sources of authority” include the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), according to a statement issued by the commonwealth.

New guidelines limit shots to adults 65+ and those with underlying conditions, though Cleveland area pharmacies are making access easier than in other regions.

As a group of advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention meets this week to discuss Covid-19 vaccines and make recommendations on who should get the updated shot this season, a newly published analysis from dozens of researchers emphasizes the “substantial” benefits of broad vaccine recommendations.

Unlike past years, the new COVID vaccines are no longer available to everyone 6 months and older, according to the Pfizer news release. Instead, the FDA is restricting access to COVID shots to people at higher risk for severe illness.

COVID-19 vaccines are now available only for high-risk groups under new FDA marketing authorization, as emergency use authorizations are officially rescinded.

A group of advisers selected by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to make recommendations on the use of vaccines in the United States will meet Thursday and Friday.

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting to discuss and vote on hepatitis B and measles, mumps, rubella and varicella vaccines for children.

Doctors have raised concerns after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired the entire panel and replaced it with vaccine skeptics.

The long-anticipated announcement came hours after the four-state West Coast Health Alliance recommended vaccines for COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus All Oregonians seeking the COVID-19 vaccine can receive it without concerns about cost or liability for nurses,