A coalition of doctors’ groups and public health organizations has sued the US government over its decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and four other groups – along with an unnamed pregnant doctor who works in a hospital – filed the lawsuit in federal court in Boston.
US health officials, following infectious disease experts’ guidance, previously urged annual COVID-19 shots for all Americans aged six months and older. However, in late May, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he was removing COVID-19 shots from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
