US EditionCDC keeps recommendation of COVID vaccines for healthy kids after RFK Jr. said it would be removed
- On Friday, the CDC revised its immunization guidelines for children and pregnant individuals, altering the recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in healthy kids and expectant mothers.
- This update followed a surprise 58-second social media announcement earlier that week by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who pledged removal of these vaccines from the recommended list, causing confusion among experts and families.
- The updated schedule no longer lists COVID-19 vaccines as routinely recommended for individuals from six months old up to late adolescence, as well as for pregnant people, but these vaccines remain available through shared clinical decision-making following discussion with a healthcare provider.
- Early in the pandemic, CDC research indicated that pregnant individuals infected with COVID-19 faced a threefold increase in the likelihood of requiring intensive care and almost double the risk of mortality compared to those who were not pregnant; vaccination during pregnancy helps decrease complications for both the mother and the baby.
- Immunization experts expressed relief that vaccine access remains but warned that shared decision-making may reduce uptake and raised concerns about federal commitment to stable immunization infrastructure.
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Days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 shots would be removed from the federal immunization schedule for children, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued updated advice that largely counters Kennedy’s new policy.
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said COVID-19 vaccines remain an option for healthy children when parents and doctors agree that it is needed, stopping short of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement that the agency would remove the shots from its immunisation schedule. 🇺🇲 #BREAKING: The CDC kept Covid shots on an updated vaccination schedule for children, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said …
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