FDA plans to limit COVID vaccine to only high-risk people
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The Trump administration plans to drop routine COVID vaccination guidance for kids and pregnant women, marking a major shift in federal health policy, according to a report.
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The vaccine eligibility change is a threat to the health of Americans, some experts say, adding that the FDA is not being forthcoming about its research.
Federal health officials received reports about potential cardiac inflammation effects just months after the mRNA vaccines were approved, but delayed notifying the public about them and ultimately downplayed the risks,
As of April 26, about 14% of pregnant women and 13% of children had received the updated COVID vaccine, according to the CDC. In the U.S., three COVID shots have been authorized for use - Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech's/ messenger RNA based vaccines along with Novavax's protein-based shot.