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In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations for those groups. No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. health officials, following recommendations by infectious disease experts, have been urging annual COVID-19 boosters for all Americans ages 6 months and older.

A CDC advisory panel is set to meets in June to make recommendations about the fall shots. Among its options are suggesting shots for high-risk groups but still giving lower-risk people the choice to get vaccinated.

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[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 33 points 4 days ago

Noted - healthy children and pregnant women should still get the shots.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 points 4 days ago

Insurance companies will likely take their cues from him.

Which means you'd be able to get your vaccine...but if it's not "necessary", you'll have to pay cash.

Excellent point I hadn’t thought about.

Wouldn’t it be in their best interest to cover it though, because Covid would be much more expensive? (Like how the flu shot is covered)

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Why would they cover a preventable disease?

They would cover a portion of any doctor’s visits and prescriptions, similar to the flu I’m guessing. Same reason they cover flu shots and a portion of the costs related to diagnosing and recovering from the flu.

[-] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Plus they don't cover "sick visits" at all until you meet your deductible anyway.

Let's be honest...how many "healthy" (relatively speaking) Americans in these groups actually meet their deductible each year?

Mine does - I have a copay, but they do pay for some of it.

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