The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) plans to stop recommending routine COVID-19 vaccines for children, teens, and pregnant women, a senior agency official confirmed to The Epoch Times.
The development was first reported on May 15 by the Wall Street Journal. A formal announcement is expected in the upcoming days, according to the report.
Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that individuals 6 months and older receive an updated COVID-19 inoculation.
Three COVID-19 vaccine shots have been authorized for use in the United States: Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech’s messenger RNA-based inoculations, and Novavax’s protein-based vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was supposed to decide on Novavax’s application for approval by April 2, but missed the deadline, the company reported.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. previously said that Novavax’s vaccine is not effective. It is currently available under emergency-use authorization. The evidentiary bar for approval is higher than for the emergency-use authorization.
