CDC quietly removed its recommendation for COVID-19 vaccination in healthy children and healthy pregnant women

On May 27, 2025 HHS Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, announced in a video message on X, while flanked by US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, that “Today, the COVID vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from @CDCgov recommended immunization schedule.” [1, 2, 3]