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CDC continues to recommend COVID vaccines for children, contradicts Kennedy

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Newest development May 30, 2025 · 4 reportsCovid-19 shots for kids remain on CDC vaccine schedule with slightly different designation

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, according to its latest published immunization schedule, contradicting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement on Tuesday that the agency will stop…

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    CDC continues to recommend COVID vaccines for children, contradicts Kennedy

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  1. CNN

    RFK Jr. says Covid-19 shot will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women (opens CNN)

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    US Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday said the Covid-19 vaccine will no longer be among the recommended vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children on the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule.

  2. GBH News

    Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children, pregnant women (opens GBH News)

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    CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

  3. KEYT Santa Barbara

    RFK Jr. says Covid-19 shot will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that the Covid-19 vaccine will no

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Kennedy says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.

  5. New York Post

    Trump admin no longer recommending COVID vaccine for healthy kids, healthy pregnant women (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant women receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the Trump administration announced Tuesday. “Last year…

  6. WDIO Duluth

    COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for t…

  7. NBC News

    CDC ends Covid vaccine recommendation for healthy kids and pregnant women (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Covid vaccines for pregnant women, healthy kids are no longer recommended by CDC, RFK Jr. says

  8. The Boston Globe

    RFK Jr. says CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 shots for healthy children and pregnant women (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    “We are now one step closer to realizing [the president's] promise to Make America Healthy Again,” Kennedy said on social media.

  9. WHDH Boston

    COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, RFK Jr. says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and

  10. Boston

    RFK Jr. says COVID vaccines no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.

  11. Fox News

    CDC removes COVID vaccine recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women (opens Fox News)

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    CDC no longer recommends COVID-19 vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women, says HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials.

  12. NPR

    RFK Jr. says COVID shots no longer recommended for kids, pregnant women (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. announced that CDC recommendations for COVID vaccines will no longer include healthy pregnant women and healthy children.

  13. PhillyVoice

    CDC ends COVID shots recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women (opens PhillyVoice)

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    PhillyVoice's feed description

    COVID-19 vaccines no longer will be recommended by the CDC for healthy pregnant women and healthy children, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday. He said there is a lack of clinical data to support repeat boosters among children.

  14. Washington Examiner

    CDC to no longer recommend COVID vaccine for healthy children or pregnant women (opens Washington Examiner)

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    HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he "couldn't be more pleased to make the announcement."

  15. NPR

    COVID shots no longer recommended for healthy kids and pregnant women, RFK Jr. says (opens NPR)

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    The federal government has removed COVID-19 vaccines from the list of shots recommended for healthy pregnant women and children. The change is raising concerns among some independent experts.

  16. GBH News

    CDC decision sparks concern about access to COVID vaccines for kids and pregnant women (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    The CDC is no longer recommending the COVID-19 vaccine for healthy pregnant women and children.

  17. PolitiFact

    Fact-checking RFK Jr. on COVID vaccine for kids (opens PolitiFact)

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    PolitiFact's feed description

    RFK Jr. announced that healthy children and pregnant women are no longer recommended for the COVID-19 vaccine. That could make it harder for those groups to get the vaccine.

  18. Forbes

    COVID-19 Vaccine For Healthy Children And Pregnant Women Cut From Immunization Schedule, RFK Jr. Announces (opens Forbes)

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    The CDC will no longer recommend COVID-19 vaccines for healthy pregnant women and children. Experts criticize the change, especially as the new NB.1.8.1 variant surges.

  19. Black Enterprise

    RFK Jr. Announces The CDC Has Ended COVID Vaccine Recommendations For Healthy Kids, Pregnant Women (opens Black Enterprise)

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    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has put an end to recommending routine COVID shots for healthy children and pregnant women.

  20. The Conversation US

    RFK Jr. says annual COVID-19 shots no longer advised for healthy children and pregnant women – a public health expert explains the new guidance (opens The Conversation US)

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    Public health experts and professional health care associations have expressed concern that the guidance goes against research on the vaccine’s benefits in pregnancy.

  21. CNN

    Covid-19 shots for healthy children remain on CDC vaccine schedule despite Kennedy’s pledge to remove them (opens CNN)

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    The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its immunization schedule for children after US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement this week that Covid-19 vaccines would be removed from the list of recommended shots for healthy children and pregnan…

  22. Bangor Daily News

    CDC removes language that says healthy kids should get COVID shots (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's top public health agency posted new recommendations that say healthy children may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing

  23. The Boston Globe

    CDC updates COVID vaccine advice for healthy kids and pregnant women, but contradicts Kennedy’s recommendations (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said days ago that the COVID vaccine would no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. The CDC's website sends a more nuanced message.

  24. Duluth News Tribune

    CDC continues to recommend COVID vaccines for children, contradicts Kennedy (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is still recommending COVID-19 vaccines for healthy children, according to its latest published immunization schedule, contradicting Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s announcement on Tuesday that the agency will stop…

  25. KOB 4

    CDC removes language that says healthy kids and pregnant women should get COVID shots (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    The nation’s top public health agency has posted new recommendations that healthy children and pregnant women may — but no longer should — get COVID-19 vaccinations. The change comes days after U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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