A UCLA professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology says he still sees more bad outcomes in pregnant patients who have Covid.

Kennedy's move appears to shortcut the CDC's outside vaccine advisers, dropping COVID vaccines from the list recommended for children and pregnant women.

Makary was accurate when he said that "most countries have stopped recommending" routine COVID-19 vaccination for children.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced the removal of the COVID-19 vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's immunization schedule for "healthy children and pregnant women" -- a move that could alter guidance for doctors as well as some insurance coverage.

“By removing the recommendation, the decision could strip families of choice,” said O’Leary. “What is clear is that pregnant women, infants and young children are at higher risk of hospitalization from COVID, and the safety of the COVID vaccine has been widely demonstrated.”

While the CDC typically relies on a panel of vaccine experts to make public health recommendations, this process was skipped in making the COVID-19 recommendation.

The World Health Organization has tracked a new COVID-19 variant that has emerged across multiple region. Amid this, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna that offers added protection for older adults and people with health risks.

Existing evidence on the safety and efficacy of getting a COVID vaccine in pregnancy all points the same way: the shot is important for maternal and fetal health.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its immunization schedule for children, days after US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Covid-19 vaccines would be struck from the list of recommended shots for healthy children and pregnant women.