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PBS News Hour

Why health groups are concerned about COVID vaccine changes

Season 2025 Episode 148 | 7m 20s

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the CDC would drop the COVID vaccines from its list of recommended shots for pregnant women and children. That decision and other recent changes under Kennedy are leading to major worries and unease among medical and public health groups. Ali Rogin discussed more with Dr. Richard Besser.

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