Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease Statement in Response to Changing Covid Vaccine Recommendations

May 27, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) released the following statement in response to the U.S. Secretary for Health and Human Services’ decision to no longer recommend Covid booster for healthy children and pregnant women:

“As federal leaders make rapid changes to Covid vaccine recommendations, we’re concerned about the integrity of America’s public health guidance. Making unilateral regulatory decisions without input from independent experts on the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices undermines decades of scientific progress and risks sowing further confusion and mistrust.

“This decision to roll back recommendations that protect children, pregnant women, and their families from Covid without expert review or public engagement sets a troubling precedent that undermines health. This unprecedented action does not reflect promises of radical transparency or of maintaining people’s access to FDA-approved vaccines. We urge policymakers to ensure all vaccine-related decisions are guided by evidence and accountability.

“Maintaining consistency and clarity in communicating about critical public health issues, particularly a disease that has killed more than 1.2 million Americans, is essential to protecting public trust and making – and keeping – Americans healthy.”