CDC Walks Back Director’s Comments on COVID Vaccines for Pregnant Women
Dr. Rochelle Walensky said at a White House press conference on Friday that the
“CDC recommends that pregnant people receive the COVID-19 vaccine”
...cit[ing] a new preliminary report from the agency,
However, the CDC said on Tuesday that its guidelines for pregnant women who wish to receive a coronavirus vaccine have not changed since they were initially released in March. Those guidelines state that “if you are pregnant, you may choose to receive a COVID-19 vaccine” but caution pregnant women to weigh the risks posed by vaccination and the virus against one another. The guidelines do not explicitly “recommend” that pregnant women get vaccinated, as Walensky suggested Friday.
“If facing decisions about whether to receive a COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant, people should consider risk of exposure to COVID-19, the increased risk of severe infection while pregnant, the known benefits of vaccination, and the limited but growing evidence about the safety of COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy,” the CDC told CBS in an email.
The apparent mismatch between Walensky’s comments and her agency’s own guidelines...comes after:
-Walensky warned of "impending doom" in a teary-eyed national address in late March. Why Was CDC Director Rochelle Walensky Fighting Back Tears?
-The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday walked back controversial comments made by its director, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, suggesting that people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus never become infected or transmit the virus to others on April 1.
The agency was responding in part to criticism from scientists who noted that current research was far from sufficient to claim that vaccinated people cannot spread the virus.
POJO has had a near-perfect first 100 days. This is his one mistake.
