Some WA pharmacies deny pregnant customers COVID-19 vaccines, after CDC policy change

KNKX Public Radio | By Mitch Borden

Published June 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM PDT

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently stopped recommending pregnant people get vaccinated for COVID-19.

This change in policy has reportedly led to at least a couple of pharmacies in Western Washington to deny a pregnant customer the vaccine.

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Mitch Borden

Mitch Borden is a general assignment reporter at KNKX. He’s worked at radio stations across the U.S. in places like rural Alaska and West Texas. Borden loves to cover all types of interesting stories. News tips can be sent to mborden@knkx.org.

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