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Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine -- causing sharp criticism from doctors and other experts.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced more key changes to the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination. Two health experts answer questions about what the changes mean.
Existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a COVID vaccine in pregnancy all points the same way: the shot is important for maternal and fetal health.
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Health on MSNWhy Experts Are Pushing Back on New COVID Shot Guidance for Healthy Kids, Pregnant PeopleThe HHS has removed the COVID shot from the CDC's recommended list of vaccines for these groups. Experts say they're still at risk, and the decision could limit access to the shot.
A new, highly transmissible COVID subvariant has been detected in California — heightening the risk of a summer wave as recent moves by the Trump administration threaten to make vaccines harder to get,
The Trump administration's COVID-19 vaccine policy changes mean anyone who is healthy and under 65 will likely have to pay out of pocket for the shot.
It means removing it from the recommended immunization schedule. The recommendation effectively cut in front of the agency's outside advisors who make up the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.