HHS Plans To Stop Recommending Routine COVID-19 Vaccines For Pregnant Women, Teens, And Children

May 16, 2025

The Wall Street Journal (5/15, Essley Whyte, Subscription Publication) reports that HHS is planning to stop recommending routine COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women, teens, and children. Reuters (5/15, Santhosh), citing the Wall Street Journal, reports, “It was not clear if the” CDC “is planning to remove the recommendation entirely for those groups or just suggest that patients talk with their doctors about risks and benefits.”