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RFK Jr. Says Healthy Pregnant Women Don’t Need Covid Boosters. What the Science Says. - KFF Health News

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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced May 27 that covid vaccines would be removed from the CDC ’s immunization schedule for healthy pregnant women and healthy children.

Pregnant women who contracted covid-19 were more likely to become severely ill and to be hospitalized.

Being pregnant also makes women five times as likely to have blood clots.

There’s already strong evidence that both covid vaccines are safe for pregnant women.

Getting a covid vaccine while pregnant also helps protect newborns after birth.

The Trump administration's decision to remove covid from the list of shots it recommends.

Insurance companies might no longer cover covid, meaning women may have to pay for it out-of-pocket.

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