Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medicinal Writer NEW YORK AP U S Strength Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr on Tuesday stated that COVID- vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women In a -second video posted on the social media site X Kennedy announced he removed COVID- shots from Centers for Malady Control and Prevention s recommendations for those groups No one from the CDC was in the video and CDC administrators referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U S Department of Fitness and Human Services U S healthcare functionaries following recommendations by infectious ailment experts have been urging annual COVID- boosters for all Americans ages months and older A CDC advisory panel is set to meets in June to make recommendations about the fall shots Among its options are suggesting shots for high-risk groups but still giving lower-risk people the choice to get vaccinated But Kennedy a leading anti-vaccine advocate before becoming healthcare secretary decided not to wait He stated that annual COVID- booster shots have been recommended for kids despite the lack of any clinical figures to endorsement that decision Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr Marty Makary and Dr Jay Battacharya head of the National Institutes of Vitality appeared in the video with Kennedy Related Articles Exhausted by cardio This alternative may be key to a better workout Flawed federal programs maroon rural Americans in telehealth blackouts Emotional well-being Fall prevention Chair yoga has a lot to offer people of all ages Apple Valley park s M renovation to feature inclusive playground new pool Pharmacists stockpile the bulk common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs Kennedy and other Trump administration appointees have been moving to narrow COVID- vaccine recommendations and added restrictions to a new vaccine approval Last week the FDA disclosed routine COVID- vaccine approvals will be limited to seniors and younger people with underlying curative risks pending new research for healthy adults and children HHS agents did not forthwith respond to questions about why Kennedy decided to take the step now or release additional information about what went into the decision The Associated Press Vitality and Science Department receives encouragement from the Howard Hughes Healthcare Institute s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation The AP is solely responsible for all content