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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Jessica Glenza

Pregnant doctor denied Covid-19 vaccine sues Trump administration

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Robert F Kennedy Jr testifies during a House hearing, on 24 June. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

A pregnant physician who was denied a Covid-19 vaccine is suing the Trump administration alongside a group of leading doctors associations, charging that the administration sought to “desensitize the public to anti-vaccine and anti-science rhetoric”, according to their attorney.

The lawsuit specifically takes aim at health secretary Robert F Kennedy’s unilateral decision to recommend against Covid-19 vaccines for pregnant women and healthy children.

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