Delayed vaccine meeting, shifting policies make it difficult for people to get Covid shot at pharmacies

A delayed advisory panel meeting and changing vaccine policies under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are complicating access to updated Covid shots, with states requiring prescriptions and eligibility variances. Amidst confusion from Kennedy’s recommendations and ACIP’s recent leadership changes, many pharmacists are hesitant to administer vaccines outside current guidelines, impacting patients like pregnant women seeking vaccinations.