Saturday Links: CDC Clarifies COVID Guidelines, Reverses RFK Jr.’s Broader Rollback Claims

  • The CDC updated its COVID-19 vaccine guidelines to say healthy children and pregnant women may get vaccinated, walking back recommendations from earlier this week and creating confusion after Health Secretary RFK Jr. prematurely announced a broader rollback earlier in the week. The change maintains access to vaccines for these groups but shifts the decision to individual consultation with healthcare providers. [ABC7]
  • Veteran educator Denise Saddler has been appointed interim superintendent of Oakland Unified School District following the unexpected firing of Kyla Johnson-Trammell. Former school board director Sam Davis, who’s a longtime colleague of Saddler, said she’s unlikely to make dramatic changes and may, like her predecessor,…

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