US CDC Ends Covid Vaccine Recommendation for Pregnant Women & Healthy Children

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ended recommending routine Covid shots for healthy children and pregnant women. The decision was announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday.

“We are now one step closer to realizing @POTUS’s promise to Make America Healthy Again,” he said in a post on X.

Kennedy said the vaccine would no longer be recommended for "healthy pregnant women." 

The CDC lists pregnancy as a condition that puts people at high risk for Covid complications.

The change from the CDC comes a week after Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced the agency planned to restrict the use of Covid shots to older adults and children, as well as adults with underlying medical conditions.

Under the supervision of Kennedy, who is known for his opposition to several vaccines, the FDA took a slower approach to approving Novavax's shot before approving it earlier this month. 

The FDA limited its use to people 65 and older and teens and adults with at least one condition that puts them at risk for severe illness.