Officials look to tie Covid-19 vaccine to risks in pregnancy, kids while weighing narrower recommendation for older adults

In late August, the FDA approved updated Covid-19 vaccines for people over the age of 65 and for people under 65 who have health conditions putting them at higher risk of severe illness. Hannah Beier/Reuters

Health officials under US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are preparing analyses that may tie safety risks in pregnant women and children to the Covid-19 vaccine, while considering whether to narrow recommendations for elderly people to receive the shot, according to a person familiar with the matter.

US Food and Drug Administration officials are scouring datasets for case reports of congenital deformities in babies after their mothers received the Covid-19 vaccine during pregnancy, said the person, who declined to be named because they’re not authorized t