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Live from NPR News in Washington, Encorva Coleman, defense officials from several countries are meeting today at the Pentagon.

Members of what's called the Coalition of the Willing are talking about ways to help Ukraine if fighting their stops.

Britain is playing a lead role, and Pierre's Lauren Freire reports from Edinburgh, Scotland.

The UK and France are preparing to send peacekeepers to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.

They call it a reassurance force.

UK officials have said they'll help police Ukraine's skies and seas, but will not deploy

British troops to the front line with Russia. The head of the UK's armed forces, Tony Radican,

is attending these Pentagon meetings. Among the details to be worked out is the possibility

of a no-fly zone and whether European peacekeepers will be able to use U.S. military bases in

Europe as staging areas. About 30 countries have said they'll participate in a coalition of the

willing, and about 10 have said they'll send troops. Lauren Freyer and PR News, Edinburgh.

New vaccine guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics

diverge from those released by the federal government.

And Pierre's Ping Huang reports this indicates a growing rift.

The AAP recommends that children between six months and two years old get COVID vaccines.

For older kids, they recommend an annual dose for those at high risk or for anyone whose parent or guardian wants them.

Ahead of the fall virus season, the AAP is making these recommendations because the vaccine protects against severe outcomes.

However, it's a departure from the government's guidelines, which changed recently

because Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded it. Kennedy has claimed that COVID

vaccines are not safe or effective without providing scientific evidence to back those claims.

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