A top coronavirus vaccine adviser to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) resigned from the agency, citing concerns that she would no longer be able to help the most vulnerable people following a change in the agency’s recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.

In an email to colleagues, Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos said the decision to leave was a “personal” one.

“My career in public health and vaccinology started with a deep-seated desire to help the most vulnerable members of our population, and that is not something I am able to continue doing in this role,”........

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