CDC Will No Longer Recommend COVID Vaccines for Children and Pregnant Women

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he “couldn’t be more pleased” to announce the change.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed the COVID-19 vaccination from the list of recommended immunizations for healthy children and pregnant women.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday said in a video posted on X that he “couldn’t be more pleased to announce” it.

“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,” he said.