RFK Jr. Says Covid Shot Isn’t Recommended for Healthy Kids (2)

May 27, 2025, 5:51 PM UTC

US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Covid shot has been taken off of the country’s recommended vaccine list for healthy children and pregnant women, a seismic shift in the government’s approach to the virus.

The decision to back the immunization only for adults and those with existing health conditions reverses the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s earlier stance that everyone six months of age and older get vaccinated.

“With the COVID-19 pandemic behind us, it is time to move forward,” HHS said in an emailed statement.

The move underscores the profound impact ...

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