Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Tuesday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children or healthy pregnant women. Kennedy is a longtime vaccine skeptic.
Dr. Steven Fleischman, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said in a statement he was “extremely disappointed”
“We also understand that despite the change in recommendations from HHS, the science has not changed,” Fleischman said in a statement. “It is very clear that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy can be catastrophic and lead to major disability, and it can cause devastating consequences for families. The COVID-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, and vaccination can protect our patients and their infants after birth.”
Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Linda Eckert, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and adjunct professor of global health at the University of Washington, member of the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology Immunization Committee, and author of “Enough: Because We Can Stop Cervical Cancer.”
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