CDC no longer recommends COVID vaccines for pregnant women, children

 

 

PP Cherian Dallas

Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is no longer recommending the experimental mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for healthy pregnant women and children.

"Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from CDC's recommended immunization schedule," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy announced Tuesday, Oct. 10.

"We are now one step closer to realizing the President of the United States' promise to make America healthy again," Kennedy added.

The social media announcement was accompanied by a video featuring Kennedy, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Marty McCarthy and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.

In the video, the trio described the decision as "good science" and criticized former President Joe Biden's administration for continuing to recommend "booster" shots for healthy children last year, despite a complete lack of supporting clinical data.

The news comes shortly after the FDA said Pfizer and Moderna, two of the largest COVID vaccine makers, must warn young people ages 16 to 25 about a link between their experimental shots and heart disease.