Senior health officials in the Biden administration are compiling cases of potential harm from COVID-19 vaccines in pregnant women, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
The effort, overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., involves Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary and Vinay Prasad, the agency’s top official for vaccines and biologics, the report said. Both are exploring whether to ease certain privacy protections to make previously shielded data on vaccine outcomes in pregnancy available to the public.
If implemented, the move could allow regulators to release more detailed information on what they view as possible vaccine-related risks, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the discussions.
The Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Reuters.
The development comes ahead of a scheduled September 18 meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, a panel that guides U.S. vaccine policy. Newly appointed members will consider updated recommendations for vaccines against hepatitis B, measles-mumps-rubella-varicella, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
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