PITTSBURGH —

In a nearly minute-long social media video , Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the removal of COVID-19 vaccines from the recommended list for healthy children and pregnant people, sparking confusion and concern among some doctors and public health experts.

This announcement comes as a shock to physicians who have been recommending this vaccine for over five years. Advertisement

An OB-GYN at St. Clair Health explained to Pittsburgh's Action News 4 on Wednesday just how dangerous this removal can be for both pregnant women and their unborn children.

"What we've been noting is that COVID in pregnancy, because pregnant women's immune systems are not as robust as when they're not pregnant, tend to have worse symptoms. Some may have more se

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