FDA Chief Signals Support If RFK Jr. Withdraws COVID-19 Shot Recommendation for Children

Makary said such a move would be ‘warmly welcomed’ by many Americans.

Dr. Marty Makary, nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration, testifies during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary said on April 24 that he would support Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if he moves to withdraw the federal government’s recommendation for children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

“Most Americans do not believe in the COVID booster shot for young, healthy children at this point,” Makary said during remarks at Semafor’s World Economy Summit. “So if he [Kennedy] does something with the COVID vaccine in children, I think it’ll be warmly welcomed by a lot of Americans.”