"President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., meanwhile, have fired or replaced top CDC officials, stripped away vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and children, replaced every member on the federal immunization advisory committee and slashed funding for mRNA research."
"Ousted CDC chief Susan Monarez, who was recently fired after less than a month on the job, warned senators Wednesday morning that Kennedy and his newly stocked team of advisers with a history of anti-vaccine statements are taking the country's public health system to "a very dark place.""
"California's new vaccine schedule preempts the CDC's guidance, recommending COVID vaccines to all children 6 to 23 months old; any children under 18 with risk factors or who haven't been immunized before; and anybody who is pregnant, planning pregnancy, postpartum or lactating. It also opens up immunization to any adult who chooses. The guidelines were developed based on recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Family Physicians."
President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have fired or replaced top CDC officials, removed vaccine recommendations for pregnant women and children, replaced every member of the federal immunization advisory committee, and cut funding for mRNA research. Ousted CDC chief Susan Monarez warned that Kennedy and advisers with histories of anti-vaccine statements are taking the country's public health system to a very dark place. Typically, the CDC sets vaccine recommendations that insurers use to determine reimbursement. California and other Western states preempted anticipated federal guidance by issuing a broader winter vaccine schedule expanding eligibility to infants, children with risk factors, pregnant and lactating people, and any adult choosing vaccination.
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