COVID-19 vaccine removed from CDC schedule
U.S. Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be among the recommended vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule.The immunization schedule posted online had not yet been changed as of Tuesday morning.Kennedy announced the change in a video posted to the social media platform X. He was flanked by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.“As of today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule,” Kennedy said. “Last year, the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot, despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children.”Pregnant women and children with underlying conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.The recommendation shift comes among other changes to COVID-19 vaccine policy. The FDA said last week it’s overhauling how it approves COVID-19 vaccines, a move that may limit future shots to older Americans and people at higher risk of serious COVID-19 infection.
U.S. Health and Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be among the recommended vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule.
The immunization schedule posted online had not yet been changed as of Tuesday morning.
Kennedy announced the change in a video posted to the social media platform X. He was flanked by Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
“As of today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule,” Kennedy said. “Last year, the Biden administration urged healthy children to get yet another COVID shot, despite the lack of any clinical data to support the repeat booster strategy in children.”
Pregnant women and children with underlying conditions are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19.
The recommendation shift comes among other changes to COVID-19 vaccine policy. The FDA said last week it’s overhauling how it approves COVID-19 vaccines, a move that may limit future shots to older Americans and people at higher risk of serious COVID-19 infection.
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