NEW YORK — A coalition of doctors groups and public health organizations sued the U.S. government on Monday over the decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most children and pregnant women.
The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association and four other groups – along with an unnamed pregnant doctor who works in a hospital – filed the lawsuit in federal court in Boston.
U.S. health officials, following infectious disease experts’ guidance, previously urged annual COVID-19 shots for all Americans ages 6 months and older. But in late May, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he was removing COVID-19 shots from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
A number of health experts decried the move as confusing and accused Kennedy of disregarding the scientific review process that has been in place for decades – in which experts publicly review