In the videoKennedy was helped by Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institute of Health and Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marti Makri. Macri, who had just filed pregnancy as a risk factor for acute coid -19 disease last week, said in the video that there was no evidence to use in healthy children. Bhattacharya said that Kennedy’s announcement is “common understanding and it is a good science.”
“Now we are now a step in understanding President Trump’s promise to make the United States healthy,” Kennedy said.
Kennedy’s move, like last week of the FDA, is unprecedented in neglecting transparent, evidence -based processes to make vaccination recommendations. The CDC determines this guide and relies deeply on the input from the ACIP’s Advisory Committee of the ACIP.
ACIP vaccine safety and effective data meets from time to time to publicly reviewing detailed data, hearing various stakeholders-vaccinators, physicians, patients, scientists, and federal regulators, and discussing what to do with CDC. The CDC usually adopts ACIP recommendations.
ACIP has not recommended any such change. Its next meeting is scheduled for June 25-27, when it can discuss the Covade 19 vaccine for this season.
“Destructive”
Following the announcement of Kennedy, the American College of Ogestoration and Gynecologist (ACOG) released A statement “Acog is worried about it and is very disappointed” by President Steven Flashman.
Flashman said, “Ob Gins who treats patients every day, we have seen ourselves that during pregnancy and for newborns who rely on maternity antibodies for protection for protection, they can be relied upon.”[T]That science has not changed. It is quite clear that during pregnancy, Kovide 19 infections can be disastrous and can lead to major disability, and can produce devastating consequences for families. The Kovide 19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, and vaccination can protect our patients and their children after birth. “
Flashman ended, saying that ACOG fears that fewer of these patients will be vaccinated and those who want to vaccinate will not have access or insurance coverage due to the announcement. He concluded, “And as Ob Gins, we are very worried about the potential deterioration of vaccine confidence in the future.”
This post has been updated to include ACOG’s response.