The Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Covid-19.
“I cannot be happier to announce that, starting today, the Covid vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the recommended fortification schedule at the Disease Control Center,” Kennedy said in a video clip related to his center.
However, as of Tuesday morning, the Center for Disease Control was so far Not updated The fortification schedule to reflect the removal announced by Kennedy.
Kennedy moved on Tuesday On xIt appears that it is effectively shortened by a process created by the agency’s external advisers to discuss and make changes to the vaccination guidelines affecting the Center for Disease Control, which are directly related to the companies required to cover and protect responsibility.
These advisors were already weighing whether it was, how to narrow the agency’s scope and how Covid-19 vaccine recommendations To the elderly only and other people with an essential condition that exposes them to the risk of developing more severe diseases than Covid-19.
Kennedy’s announcement also goes beyond the advisory committee, which was weighing Including pregnant women As among those who will remain qualified to obtain recommendations for Covid-19 vaccine, given Increase their risk From severe illness and the fact that it can also help provide some Newborn protection.
This step also puts Kennedy, unlike his new food and drug department, who Recently said Pregnancy was among the basic cases that justify the continued eligibility for the approvals of the Covid-19 vaccine.
It is not clear why Kennedy chose to announce the decision without waiting for the advisory committee for immunization practices to complete its deliberations. Plate Expected To vote on this issue at the June meeting routinely hosted by the agency.
“With the Covid-19 pandemic behind us, it’s time to go ahead. HHS and CDC are still committed to standard golden sciences and to ensure the health and welfare of all Americans-especially our nation’s children-using sound instinct.”
Kennedy has also stopped Recommendations From the respiratory virus plate, or RSV, vaccines and meningasy vaccines.
The committee voted on updated recommendations for these vaccines In April. It is usually left to the director of the Disease Control Center to agree to recommendations. But it is up to Kennedy to report if the new guidance will be adopted, because the Trump administration did not appoint a manager on behalf of CDC to replace him Suzan MonaresWhich went up to this role while going through the nomination process for the director of the Disease Control Center.
Only one recommendation from the April meeting, which is an update to restrict the use of the Chikungunya vaccine associated with the side effects that are likely to be severe, highlighted by Kennedy.
HHS did not respond to requests to comment on the reason for delaying other recommendations.
