Professional responsibility for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy

JAMA

2025-06-25

(Press-News.org) About The Article: This Viewpoint discusses how physicians should counsel patients on vaccine safety in the wake of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ decision to remove COVID-19 vaccinations as a recommended vaccine for children and pregnant women.

Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Amos Grünebaum, MD, email agrunebaum@northwell.edu.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2025.11328)

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