MAY 27, 2025

HHS Secretary: COVID Shots No Longer Recommended for Children or During Pregnancy

By IDSE News Staff

COVID-19 vaccinations are now removed from CDC recommended immunization schedules for healthy children and pregnant people, according to a new announcement from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on X.

In a video message standing alongside National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, Mr. Kennedy said he “couldn’t be more pleased” to make the announcement. The previous