New COVID vaccine approved by US FDA
Digest more
Makary was accurate when he said that "most countries have stopped recommending" routine COVID-19 vaccination for children.
In a new interview, the FDA commissioner had few answers on how Americans should think about Covid vaccines. Instead, he urged them to consult with their doctors.
Dr. Marty Makary, the Johns Hopkins surgeon and professor who, Trump tapped to lead the FDA, clarified the recently changed recommendations on the COVID-19 vaccine.
RFK Jr. will no longer recommend annual COVID-19 vaccines for healthy pregnant women and children, which has sparked much debate among public health experts.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced more key changes to the CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination. Two health experts answer questions about what the changes mean.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he has unilaterally struck the recommendation that healthy children and healthy pregnant people get Covid booster shots.
For children, yes, the CDC’s “shared decision-making” guidance preserves the status quo in which Medicaid and U.S. health insurance companies are legally required to pay for the COVID vaccines. That also means the vaccines will remain available to low-income kids through the federal Vaccines for Children program.
The FDA’s vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet later this week to discuss which variant of the coronavirus vaccine makers should target ahead of the COVID season this year.
The updates underscore the fine line that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is walking as he tries to appease vaccine-averse supporters while listening to guidance from the doctors and career scientists who report to him.