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Kennedy Jr. Proposes Removing COVID Vaccine for Pregnant Women

5/28/2025

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In a controversial move, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the COVID vaccine will be removed from the CDC's immunization schedule for healthy pregnant women and children. This decision, backed by FDA and NIH officials, starkly opposes current health guidelines that stress the vaccine's critical role in protecting these vulnerable populations from severe illness.

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In a controversial move, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared that the COVID vaccine will be removed from the CDC's immunization schedule for healthy pregnant women and children. This decision, backed by FDA and NIH officials, starkly opposes current health guidelines that stress the vaccine's critical role in protecting these vulnerable populations from severe illness.