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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Melody Schreiber

Officials ‘missed 99% of data’ before ending Covid vaccine recommendation, memos reveal

person with gloved hand administers vaccine
A person receives a dose of the Covid vaccine on 4 September. Photograph: Hannah Beier/Reuters

There was scant data behind ending the Covid vaccine recommendation for pregnant people and children, according to internal memos made public because of a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

The memos overlooked hundreds of studies on the benefits and safety of Covid vaccination and set the precedent for making changes to vaccine recommendations based on ideology instead of evidence, critics say.

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