2nd U.S. medical assn. breaks with Trump Admin on COVID vaccines

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

Another major medical association breaks from CDC as ob/gyn group recommends Covid-19 vaccines during pregnancy

August 22, 2025

 

"The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Friday reaffirmed support for Covid-19 vaccination during pregnancy, becoming the second major professional medical association to break from current US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations this week.

 

“While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently removed its recommendation that pregnant and lactating individuals receive updated COVID-19 vaccines, ACOG’s recommendations have not changed,” according to the updated practice advisory. “The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists continues to recommend the use of updated COVID-19 vaccines in individuals contemplating pregnancy and in pregnant, recently pregnant, and lactating individuals.”

 

In May, US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that Covid-19 vaccines will no longer be among the recommended vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children in CDC immunization schedules. The abrupt decision bypassed the government’s normal process for evaluating and recommending vaccines, and Kennedy did not offer scientific evidence to justify the change to the recommendations."

 

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https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/22/health/covid-vaccine-pregnancy-acog-recommendations

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

The American Academy of Pediatrics took a similar step earlier this week in rejecting the Trump Administration's recent changes to COVID vaccine recommendations, with the AAP continuing to recommend COVID vaccination for young children.

 

 

[Stiddle Mump]

Wasn't that long ago that preggers women were told not to take even a paracetamol tab. Now they are recommending a covid vaccine?

 

This white-coat evilness is beyond the grave. Surely no preggers woman would be that stupid?

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

In the U.S., the CDC has long recommended pregnant women be up-to-date on COVID vaccinations, because ample research as shown they are at much higher risks of health problems if they become ill with COVID during pregnancy. It's only in the past couple months that the new anti-vaxer HHS regime under Kennedy tried to reverse that longstanding policy.

 

The medical facts and realities have not changed. Only the anti-vax political appointees in charge have.

 

The CDC's prior position on COVID vaccines during pregnancy, as shown from Sept. 2024:

 

COVID-19 Vaccination for Women Who Are Pregnant or Breastfeeding

Sept. 10, 2024

 

• Everyone ages 6 months and older is recommended to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, including if you are pregnant, breastfeeding a baby, trying to get pregnant now, or might become pregnant in the future.

• COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is safe and effective....

 

• If you are pregnant or were recently pregnant, you are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19, compared to those who are not pregnant. Additionally, if you have COVID-19 during pregnancy, you are at increased risk of complications that can affect your pregnancy and your baby from serious illness from COVID-19.

https://www.cdc.gov/covid/vaccines/pregnant-or-breastfeeding.html