RFK Jr. Ends COVID Vaccine
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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.
Kennedy announced that the CDC is no longer recommending routine COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and healthy children.
The change means insurance companies will likely no longer pay for the vaccinations, which had previously been recommended for all Americans age 6 months and older. The annual vaccine is still recommended for people aged 65 and older who have medical conditions that make the virus particularly dangerous or who have never received a COVID vaccine.
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