Topic: Vaccine Recommendations

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy pregnant women and children, leading to the resignation of Dr. Lakshmi, a CDC expert overseeing vaccine guidelines. While a new variant, NB 181, is causing a summer spike in cases across several states, epidemiologists suggest that high levels of existing immunity will prevent severe illness. The policy shift has sparked a debate over the "no one is safe until everyone is safe" mantra used during the initial pandemic response.