RFK Jr. changes COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
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RFK Jr. removes Covid-19 vaccines from CDC recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women without scientific justification or normal review.
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MedPage Today on MSNTrump's Team Cited Safety in Limiting COVID Vaccines. Some See More Risk.Kennedy Jr. -- are restricting access to COVID shots that were a signature accomplishment of President Trump's first term and cost taxpayers about $13 billion to develop, produce, and distribute. The agencies are narrowing vaccination recommendations,
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BabyCenter on MSNDo you still need the COVID vaccine during pregnancy? Experts say yesDo you need a COVID vaccine during pregnancy? Yes. Doctors and professional organizations such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) recommend that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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.
Federal health agencies were alerted in February 2021 to “large reports of myocarditis” in young people who received the Pfizer vaccine, but waited until late June to adjust the
The FDA has updated COVID-19 vaccine regulations. Only people aged 65 and up, along with certain groups, will be eligible to receive booster shots. FDA officials are asking for more data around the vaccine’s effectiveness for people who are otherwise healthy.
The U.S. government is pulling its funding for drugmaker Moderna to continue testing an mRNA vaccine intended to protect people from the bird flu.
Trump HHS ends nearly $1 billion in funding to Moderna for mRNA bird flu vaccines, citing safety concerns and lack of oversight around the new mRNA vaccine technology.
Infectious disease experts say mRNA vaccines have been studied for decades, they are safe and effective, and were instrumental in saving lives during the COVID pandemic.