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The CDC posted new recommendations that say healthy children and pregnant women may get COVID-19 vaccinations, removing stronger language.
Full story: https://abc7chicago.com/post/cdc-clarifies-covid-vaccine-guidance-keeping-recommendation-healthy-children-days-rfk-announcement/16605515/
C SEVEN, HULU. AND WHEREVER YOU STREAM, I’M JOVANA LARA DAVID ONO. >> THE CDC IS NOW TRYING TO CLEAR UP ITS VACCINE GUIDANCE AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THOSE GROUPS. >> CIRCLE OF HEALTH REPORTER DENISE DADOR IS LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. TO BREAK IT ALL DOWN AND HELP US MAKE SENSE OF IT. DENISE. WELL, JOVANA DAVID, A LOT OF MIXED MESSAGES. JUST TWO DAYS AFTER U.S. HEALTH SECRETARY ROBERT F KENNEDY JR STATED COVID 19 VACCINES WILL NO LONGER BE RECOMMENDED FOR HEALTHY CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN. UPDATED GUIDANCE ON THE CDC WEBSITE APPEARS TO BE WALKING SOME OF THAT BACK NOW, THE LARGEST MEDICAL ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING PEDIATRICIANS SAYS THIS CONFUSION HAS TO STOP. THE CDC NOW SAYS PARENTS MAY DECIDE TO GET THEIR CHILDREN VACCINATED IN CONSULTATION WITH A DOCTOR. THAT MEANS IF YOU’RE A PARENT WHO WANTS A SHOT FOR YOUR CHILD, TALK TO YOUR PEDIATRICIAN AND THE SHOT SHOULD STILL BE COVERED BY INSURANCE. UNDER THESE TERMS, ABOUT 38 MILLION LOW INCOME CHILDREN WHO RELY ON THE VACCINES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM WILL STILL BE ELIGIBLE, THE CDC SAYS. SHOTS MAY BE GIVEN TO CHILDREN SIX MONTHS TO 17 YEARS OLD WHO DO NOT HAVE MODERATE OR SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEMS. THIS KIND OF RECOMMENDATION IS KNOWN AS A SHARED DECISION MAKING. THE PRESIDENT. WRONG MESSAGE TO PARENTS. DOCTOR SUSAN KRESSLY SAYS IMPORTANT DECISIONS ABOUT VACCINE RECOMMENDATIONS SHOULD BE MADE IN A TRANSPARENT, EVIDENCE BASED PROCESS THAT INCLUDES INPUT FROM PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS IN IMMUNOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES. THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE. NOW, FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, THE PICTURE IS NOT AS CLEAR. THE CDC NOW STATES NO GUIDANCE AND NOT APPLICABLE FOR THEM. EXPERTS SAY THIS NO GUIDANCE STANCE MAKES COVERAGE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN UNCERTAIN. WHAT IS CLEAR IS WHAT THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS HAS TO SAY. THE GROUP STRONGLY RECOMMENDS THAT PREGNANT INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THE COVID VACCINE. ACOG SAYS THERE IS A KNOWN INCREASED RISK OF COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID 19 IN PREGNANT PATIENTS WITH UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND THAT INCLUDES HEART DISEASE, OBESITY AND DIABETES. DOCTORS SAY GETTING COVID WHEN PREGNANT INCREASES A WOMAN’S RISK FOR HOSPITALIZATION. A CDC ADVISORY PANEL IS SET TO MEET IN JUNE TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT T
