The CDC appears to have quietly expanded access to COVID shots for pregnant women. The agency's adult immunization schedule now recommends shared clinical decision-making under the "pregnancy" column. That's a change from even just last week, when pregnancy was still denoted by a grey box, which meant there was "no guidance/not applicable."

The CDC no longer broadly recommends the Covid-19 vaccine, but US residents will still be able to get one if they want.

Younger adults are getting Covid shots at pharmacies by attesting that they’re eligible. But parents are having more difficulty getting infants and toddlers vaccinated.

Many low-income families who normally get no-cost Covid-19 vaccines for their kids through the Vaccines for Children program have been told those shots aren’t available because states have been unable to order the vaccines while waiting for the CDC to act.

New strains of Covid appear to be affecting people earlier in the year, according to a health boss. Darryn Allcorn, chief nurse at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, said there was no evidence the two latest strains - Nimbus and Stratus - were more severe than others.

The CDC recently approved new recommendations for the COVID vaccine, which differ from previous years' guidance.

Many states have already announced their own Covid vaccine recommendations, creating "unprecedented" levels of confusion, one expert said.

Amid confusion over this year's updated COVID-19 vaccines, we explain what's different this year and who experts say should get vaccinated.

A pharmacist has said it has been a "nightmare" trying to organise Covid vaccines this year after a change in eligibility. Ioannis Klappas, who works as a pharmacist at Yeovil in Somerset, said people are not aware the rules have changed and he is being forced to have "difficult conversations" with patients and faced some abuse.

US President Donald Trump received a Covid-19 shot and flu vaccine, after his second health checkup in 6 months, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Friday, October 10, 2025.The White House

President Donald Trump completed his comprehensive follow-up evaluation at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Friday.