{"id":3231,"date":"2025-05-31T15:18:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/covid-19-shots-for-kids-remain-on-cdc-vaccine-schedule-with-slightly-different-designation\/"},"modified":"2025-05-31T15:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-31T15:18:47","slug":"covid-19-shots-for-kids-remain-on-cdc-vaccine-schedule-with-slightly-different-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyretirementnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/31\/covid-19-shots-for-kids-remain-on-cdc-vaccine-schedule-with-slightly-different-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 shots for kids remain on CDC vaccine schedule with slightly different designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/action-bar\/instances\/cmbb6lf1x003d26p9a26f0yn9@published\" data-label-id-prefix=\"action-bar-start-of-article\" class=\"action-bar\" 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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.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbkh5lo00023b6m12rm208z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Children will be able to get the vaccines after consulting with a health care provider \u2014 what\u2019s known as \u201cshared decision-making.\u201d For pregnant women, there\u2019s less guidance; spaces advising that group on the Adult and Child Immunization Schedules are now shaded gray for Covid-19 vaccines \u201cto reflect no guidance\/recommendation,\u201d according to an email sent by the CDC on Friday.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbgaumv000c2e6b6qp5il2f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            But the changes \u2014 posted two days after Kennedy\u2019s surprise 58-second social media announcement  that the vaccines would be dropped from the CDC\u2019s recommended immunization schedules \u2014 have created more confusion as doctors, parents and vaccine experts try to parse the new language.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbhh9to00162e6b4ewdwzgy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The updates also underscore the fine line Kennedy is walking as he tries to appease vaccine-averse supporters while listening to guidance from the doctors and career scientists who report to him \u2014 as well as the majority of Americans who want access to vaccines.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbkl4kx00073b6mgkwxudr8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            HHS insisted Friday that the vaccines had been removed from the CDC\u2019s recommended vaccine schedule, as Kennedy had pledged.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbkshd6000h3b6mr0051rg4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Two people who are familiar with the nuances of the schedule\u2019s designations and language said the Covid-19 vaccines for children remain on the schedule, just as other vaccines available for \u201cshared decision-making\u201d are still considered to be on the schedule. Covid-19 vaccines remain on the schedule for adults too, but with no specific recommendation for pregnancy.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbktuwe000k3b6m5jormo5p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cAll this demonstrates that DHHS doesn\u2019t understand how the vaccine schedule works,\u201d one person said.    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader vossi-subheader--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmbbksf18000e3b6m7ax23d6e@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"what-the-vaccine-schedule-says\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">        What the vaccine schedule says<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbfqh6k00032e6b74n85wau@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            On the updated Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule posted Friday, Covid-19 vaccines are no longer listed as \u201crecommended\u201d by the CDC, but they are listed as \u201crecommended vaccination based on shared clinical decision-making,\u201d meaning children can get the shots after consulting with a health care provider.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbl8w5a000u3b6mnjiubxnq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Other vaccines listed as recommended after shared clinical decision-making, such as human papillomavirus for adults 27 through 45 and meningococcal B vaccines for some adolescents 16 through 23, are also considered to be on the CDC\u2019s immunization schedule, the source said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbl8bw4000r3b6mdrd716y3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cYes, absolutely they are still on the schedule,\u201d said a person familiar with the agency\u2019s vaccine recommendations who asked not to be named as they were not authorized to share details of the government\u2019s deliberations.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbkuydf000n3b6msk5h8hhw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In meetings with HHS officials over the past two days, CDC officials had gone out of their way to be deferential and professional, and there was no confrontation about the recommendations, the source said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbblag1n000z3b6m1m1ndao5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            In announcing the update Friday, HHS aligned with Kennedy\u2019s language from earlier in the week, when he said, \u201cAs of today, the Covid vaccine for healthy children and healthy pregnant women has been removed from the CDC recommended immunization schedule.\u201d    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmbbml2hh00033b6mcjy0wxny@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmb8faa0h001b28qj8zs933xo@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP25010592804676.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.668\" data-original-height=\"2004\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25010592804676.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">           <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Changes are coming to the way Covid-19 vaccines are approved, and for whom.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Mary Conlon\/AP<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">How changes to Covid-19 vaccine policy in the US may affect you<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbks9p9000c3b6m223l4u6z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe old COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children under 18 and for pregnant women have been removed from the CDC vaccine schedule,\u201d HHS press officer Emily Hilliard said in a statement Friday when the changes were posted.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbblpbp300263b6mn7oycekv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThe CDC and HHS encourage individuals to talk with their healthcare provider about any personal medical decision. Under the leadership of Secretary Kennedy, HHS is restoring the doctor-patient relationship. If a parent desires their healthy child to be vaccinated, their decision should be based on informed consent through the clinical [judgment] of their healthcare provider,\u201d the statement said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbglkbi000i2e6ba4vw5ypi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            HHS doubled down in a social media post later in the day, when it fired back at several media outlets over headlines suggesting that the CDC was keeping the Covid-19 on its vaccination schedule for kids in defiance of Kennedy.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbgw5nh000u2e6bmes64tso@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWRONG AGAIN\u201d the post said. \u201cThe vaccine is not recommended for pregnant women. The vaccine is not recommended for healthy children. Any decision by a parent to vaccinate their child outside the CDC recommended schedule should be made in consultation with their healthcare provider.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbhl32y00182e6bg4pfv6fi@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cAll CDC is recommending is, \u2018go talk to health care provider.\u2019 If the health care provider recommends that the child get a Covid-19 vaccine, that\u2019s fine. That\u2019s the physician\u2019s recommendation. That\u2019s not CDC recommendation,\u201d he said.    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader vossi-subheader--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmbbi1xfy001s2e6bb3wt8oi4@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"what-the-changes-mean-for-children\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">        What the changes mean for children<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbi1o20001p2e6b15c86q0v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Under shared clinical decision-making, patients must first consult with a health care provider about the benefits and risks of the vaccine. Kennedy has said he wants patients to give \u201cinformed consent\u201d before getting vaccines, and the new recommendation puts that into practice.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbb6n69z00052e6bgzyj42x9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            According to the CDC, such a provider would be anyone who routinely administers vaccines, including doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and pharmacists.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbb6n69z00062e6bn5s32buf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A vaccine listed on the schedule in this category is required to be covered by insurance with no cost-sharing, meaning no co-pays for patients, according to the CDC.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbdhla300002e6b3p00626l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            An email sent by the CDC on Friday said the change from \u201crecommended\u201d to \u201cshared clinical decision-making\u201d on shots for kids applies to all children ages 6 months through 17 years, \u201cincluding those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbg1ahq00062e6b14pcrth7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The email also says children eligible for free vaccines through the Vaccines for Children program will be able to get Covid-19 shots after a conversation with their health care provider.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbllnx0001q3b6mzmdl5jmk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Kids can become severely ill with Covid-19, especially if they\u2019re younger than 5. Data presented at the last meeting of the CDC\u2019s independent vaccine advisers showed that children 4 and under were hospitalized with Covid at roughly the same rate over the past two respiratory seasons as they were with the flu, even during a severe influenza season. Fewer than 5% of children hospitalized with Covid-19 last season were up to date on their Covid-19 vaccinations.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmbb92bez00063b6mwn1mzns9@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmbb7lhj0004x27p92wj2439w@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2154163742.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6665\" data-original-height=\"1333\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2154163742.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">           <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Dr. Albert Bourla, Chairman and CEO, Pfizer speaks onstage during The Wall Street Journal&#8217;s 2024 The Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 22, 2024 in New York City.<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">Pfizer CEO: HHS claims of \u2018concealed safety concerns\u2019 on mRNA vaccines are \u2018completely inaccurate\u2019<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbj06mm002b2e6b1yljw4vt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Immunization experts said that they were relieved that kids could still get the shots but that shared clinical decision-making can present hurdles to vaccination because it requires doctors to consult with patients first.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbj979t002e2e6bfavrfbd6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWith shared clinical decision-making, historically, it has been harder to get people vaccinated,\u201d said Dr. Michelle Fiscus, a pediatrician who is chief medical officer for the Association of Immunization Managers.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbblbyta00173b6mfsx1853l@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Dr. Susan Kressly, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, said the updated recommendation \u2013 which preserves insurance coverage for the vaccines \u2013 was a relief.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbblja18001f3b6mkqla2zwo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cAfter confusing, mixed messages from leaders at Health and Human Services (HHS) earlier this week, we are relieved to see today that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its schedules for child and adolescent immunizations to allow families to maintain the choice to immunize their children against Covid in consultation with their doctor,\u201d Kressly said in a statement.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbljkw8001i3b6m0ok72vhn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cHowever, the deeply flawed process to reach the recommendation raises serious concerns about the stability of the nation\u2019s immunization infrastructure and commitment by federal leaders to make sure families can access critical immunizations, whether for Covid or other infectious diseases,\u201d she added.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbblx8v4002j3b6mil3baezq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Fatima Khan, co-founder of the nonprofit grassroots group Protect Their Future, which advocated for kids\u2019 access to Covid-19 vaccines throughout the pandemic, said Kennedy\u2019s initial announcement was disheartening.    <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subheader inline-placeholder subheader-elevate vossi-subheader vossi-subheader--size-h2\" data-editable=\"text\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/subheader\/instances\/cmbblkctg001n3b6m16odkfml@published\" data-component-name=\"subheader\" id=\"uncertain-access-for-pregnant-women\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">        Uncertain access for pregnant women<\/h2>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbi76bz001v2e6bqrzwa3ii@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            However, the future of Covid-19 vaccine access for people who are pregnant is less clear. Many of the agency\u2019s information pages continue to recommend the Covid-19 vaccine for pregnant women, but the adult immunization schedule has been changed to specify that the recommendation applies only to adults who aren\u2019t pregnant.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbig8t700212e6bqv9r7iln@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cThat\u2019s very concerning,\u201d Fiscus said.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbigokm00242e6bjt197ww7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The lack of guidance for pregnant women seems to conflict with what US Food and Drug Administration officials wrote in a recent New England Journal of Medicine editorial, in which they said the agency expected that vaccines would continue to be approved for adults with underlying conditions. Pregnancy continues to be listed as a condition that places at person at higher risk for a severe Covid-19 infection.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbbix4ig00282e6bj4jau1ir@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cIf pregnancy is removed as a high-risk condition, what is that decision based upon?\u201d Fiscus asked, saying the agency hasn\u2019t given any evidence to support recent changes.    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/related-content\/instances\/cmbb9sdz200093b6msk5d2jb6@published\" data-component-name=\"related-content\" class=\"related-content-elevate related-content--article\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n<header class=\"related-content__title related-content__title-text\" data-editable=\"content.title\">Related article<\/header>\n<section class=\"related-content__body\">\n<div class=\"related-content__image image__related-content\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmazwzaue000i26p4cq178ynz@published\" class=\"image-elevate image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"covid vaccine texas 03292021\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--eq-large&quot;: 660}\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6653333333333333\" data-original-height=\"1996\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/231108192638-covid-vaccine-texas-03292021.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{&quot;image--eq-extra-small&quot;: 115, &quot;image--eq-small&quot;: 300, &quot;image--show-credits&quot;: 525}\">           <\/div>\n<div class=\"image__metadata-container media__metadata-container\">\n<div class=\"image__metadata media__metadata\">\n<div class=\"image__caption attribution\">    <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">SAN ANTONIO, TX &#8211; MARCH 29: A nurse fills up a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination site at a senior center on March 29, 2021 in San Antonio, Texas. Texas has opened up all vaccination eligibility to all adults starting today. Texas has had a slower roll out than some states and with the increase in eligibility leaders are hoping more and more citizens get vaccinated. (Photo by Sergio Flores\/Getty Images)<\/span>  <\/div><figcaption class=\"image__credit\">Sergio Flores\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"related-content__headline\">        <span class=\"related-content__headline-text\" data-editable=\"content.headline\">With vaccine approval process set to change, FDA advisers leave wiggle room in annual Covid-19 shot recommendations<\/span>      <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbb82e64000i2e6bd34x11yf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe Covid-19 infections. Early in the pandemic, CDC studies found that pregnant women with Covid were three times more likely to need ICU care and nearly twice as likely to die compared with those who weren\u2019t pregnant. Covid infections during pregnancy have also been linked to fetal complications such as stillbirth and preterm delivery.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbb8z73d000l2e6b4fngla30@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            The Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine said it would continue to recommend that people who are pregnant be vaccinated against Covid-19.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmbb9jnpz000u2e6b5gt01tl5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cMaternal immunization remains the best way to reduce maternal, fetal, and infant complications from COVID-19 infection, and is safe to be given at any point during pregnancy. 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