Marin County's public health officer, Dr. Santora, urges residents aged 6 months and older to get the COVID-19 vaccine now before potential limited access this fall due to evolving FDA and CDC policies. Following a controversial video from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suggesting the CDC no longer recommends the vaccine for healthy children and pregnant women, Santora emphasizes the importance of following CDC guidance, which identifies pregnancy as a risk factor and maintains that children can receive vaccines if their parents are informed by healthcare providers. This advice contrasts with the new CDC information on routine vaccination recommendations for different age groups.
As of Tuesday, the CDC hadn't amended its online recommendation that healthy children 6 months to 17 years old be administered the vaccine. The change, however, came Wednesday morning.
A statement like that creates confusion and undermines trust in vaccine safety and efficacy, Santora said.
Normally, a committee within the CDC, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), makes recommendations to the CDC director about who should receive vaccines.
Regarding Kennedy's pronouncement that the vaccines would no longer be recommended for pregnant women, Santora said, Again, Kennedy is not following the standard process and procedures within the CDC.
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