RFK Jr. says CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children, pregnant women

May 27, 2025 - 03:12 PM
Child with post-shot Bandaid on arm

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. May 27 announced in a post on X that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women. 

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