Vaccines for pregnant women next target of CDC advisory board

Vaccines for pregnant women will be targeted for extra scrutiny by the vaccine safety advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a development that could lead to a change in access to at least five vaccines that confer immunity to babies in the womb.

Dr. Robert Malone, the interim chairman of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, announced Thursday during an update on the board’s activities that a working group was being established to study the safety of vaccines for pregnant women.