CDC Reverses Course on COVID Vaccines for Pregnant Women and Children. Here's What to Know

What's happening The CDC is no longer advising COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children. Why it matters The change reverses previous federal guidance that placed pregnant women and children among high-risk groups. In a shift to federal public health guidance, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer encourage COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children. The pivot, shared by Kennedy in a 58-second video posted to X, formerly Twitter, marks a significant departure from the CDC's stance just two weeks ago, when it reiterated the importance of high-risk groups, which included expecting mothers. "I couldn't be more pleased to announce that as of today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule," Kennedy said, flanked by Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of ... Read full article.