CDC pulls COVID shot recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

Posted: May 28, 2025
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The CDC no longer recommends that healthy children and pregnant women receive routine COVID-19 vaccinations, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said May 27.

The CDC no longer recommends that healthy children and pregnant women receive routine COVID-19 vaccinations, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said May 27.

The CDC removed COVID-19 vaccines from its recommended immunization schedule for these populations, effective immediately. The agency had previously recommended vaccination for everyone six months and older.