The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on Friday said it continues to recommend the use of COVID-19 vaccines during pregnancy, becoming the latest physician group to diverge from the U.S. CDC’s guidelines regarding the issue.
Releasing updated considerations for COVID immunizations during obstetric-gynecologic care, the women’s health-focused physician group added that pregnant, soon-to-be pregnant, and lactating women should receive COVID-19 vaccines adjusted for new variants.
Its advisory contrasts with the latest CDC recommendations, which excluded healthy pregnant women and young children from groups eligible to receive COVID shots in May following a brief announcement from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary.
“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,” ACOG said.
On Tuesday, the American Academy of Pediatrics announced that all children aged 6–23 months should receive a COVID-19 vaccine, despite CDC recommendations to the contrary.
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