Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant people get COVID-19 shots.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant people get COVID-19 shots.
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When Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced new COVID recommendations this week, it raised questions among clinicians and patients:
Will those shots still be available to people who want them — and will insurance cover it?
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Peter Hotez, co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, about the CDC’s new guidelines — and whether they could make it more difficult for these patients to get shots if they want them.
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This episode was produced by Kai McNamee with audio engineering support from Tiffany Vera Castro. It was edited by Tinbete Ermyas. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.