The effect has been to confuse parents about whether vaccines are safe, said Northe Saunders, president of American Families ...

You’re pregnant, healthy, and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a scientist or doctor, says you don’t need the covid vaccine, but experts at ...

U.S. health officials say COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy should be a personal choice. Photo by Alex Hofford/EPA Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant ...

Indeed, pregnancy was on the list of health conditions that would qualify someone for a COVID-19 vaccination under FDA's new guidance "framework" announced last week.

By Jackie Fortiér | KFF Health News You’re pregnant, healthy, and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a scientist or doctor, says you don’t ...

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.

Some healthy pregnant women, parents of healthy kids and younger healthy adults are worried they won't be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because of the recent changes in access by the ...

Yet vaccination in or around pregnancy lags. In the most recent respiratory virus season, approximately 13% of pregnant women ages 18 to 49 received a COVID vaccine.

“We’ve stepped back into the world that we lived in before the [CDC’s vaccine advisory committee] was created,” said Dr.

You’re pregnant, healthy, and hearing mixed messages: Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is not a scientist or doctor, says you don’t need the Covid vaccine, but ...

Pregnancy suppresses the immune system, increasing the likelihood of illness and making it more difficult to fight infections. Above, a pregnant woman receives a COVID shot in Rome in 2021.

In this Feb. 11, 2021, file photo, a pregnant woman receives the COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pa. Hannah Beier/Reuters, FILE ...