{"id":2483778,"date":"2025-09-08T16:31:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-laments-need-for-covid-19-vaccine-prescription-requirement-thanks-to-rfk-jr\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T16:32:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:32:17","slug":"the-view-laments-need-for-covid-19-vaccine-prescription-requirement-thanks-to-rfk-jr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-laments-need-for-covid-19-vaccine-prescription-requirement-thanks-to-rfk-jr\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The View&#8217; laments need for COVID-19 vaccine prescription requirement thanks to RFK Jr."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-view-laments-need-for-covid-19-vaccine-prescription-requirement-thanks-to-rfk-jr%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483778&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The hosts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-re-reevaluation-of-the-west-wing-a-quarter-century-later-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"The re-reevaluation of The West Wing, a quarter century later - Washington Examiner\">television show *<\/a>The View* expressed frustration over the new requirement that COVID-19 booster vaccines can only be obtained with a prescription. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/historic-significance-of-georgia-senate-contests\/\" title=\"Historic Significance of Georgia Senate Contests\">policy change<\/a>, linked to Health and Human Services Secretary robert F. Kennedy jr., was discussed during the first episode of the show&#8217;s new season. Co-hosts shared personal anecdotes about the difficulties individuals faced when trying to get vaccinated without a prescription, criticizing Kennedy&#8217;s leadership and credibility. The discussion referenced Kennedy&#8217;s controversial hearing before a Senate committee and recent changes to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >vaccine recommendations<\/a>, including the removal of COVID-19 vaccines from the routine immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women. The FDA recently approved COVID-19 vaccine doses primarily for people over 65 or those with underlying medical conditions, intensifying debate around vaccine accessibility and policy under Kennedy&#8217;s administration. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">&lsquo;The View&rsquo; laments need for COVID-19 vaccine prescription requirement thanks to RFK Jr.<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2221018\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The hosts of <em>The View<\/em> complained Monday about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3784678\/fda-approve-covid-vaccines-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prescription requirement<\/a> to receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3491935\/hhs-cancels-development-mrna-vaccines-flu-covid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 booster vaccines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During Monday&rsquo;s episode, the first of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jack-black-addresses-controversial-trump-joke-sparks-deportation-warning-is-tenacious-d-over\/\" title=\"Jack Black addresses controversial Trump joke, sparks deportation warning. Is Tenacious D over?\">show&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s new season, the hosts retroactively discussed Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3793826\/top-moments-rfk-jr-testimony-vaccines-public-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hearing from last week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3796289\/former-surgeon-general-urges-trump-to-fire-rfk-jr\/\">Former surgeon general urges Trump to fire RFK Jr.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3795423\/tylenol-stock-price-plummets-rfk-jr-links-autism\/\">Tylenol stock price plummets as RFK Jr. reportedly links it to autism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3795082\/hochul-covid-19-vaccine-executive-order-skepticism-rfk-jr-hhs\/\">Hochul signs pro-COVID-19 vaccine executive order amid skepticism under RFK Jr.&rsquo;s HHS<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;[Kennedy] is not a doctor. I went to get a COVID shot while I was on vacation, and they told me I needed a prescription. Since when? I&rsquo;ve never had that before,&rdquo; co-host Joy Behar said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The guy [Kennedy] &mdash; you know, eats road kill out of his freezer. I have to listen to that?&rdquo; Behar continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FALLOUT FROM TENSE RFK JR. SENATE HEARING: &#8216;The View&#8217; co-hosts weigh in on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. being in the hot seat of a Senate committee hearing where both sides of the aisle took him to task on how he&#8217;s running things. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VbRBrGcAfO\">pic.twitter.com\/VbRBrGcAfO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1965096760713376185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is anecdotal, but my aunt &mdash; she&rsquo;s over 65, she&rsquo;s a retired teacher, she has certain health complications. She went to CVS and Walgreens, and they denied her vaccines,&rdquo; co-host Sunny Hostin said. &ldquo;Same. They wanted a prescription.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think we need to start getting our information from other places because we know we can&rsquo;t trust RFK Jr.,&rdquo; Hostin added.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy announced in May that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3417014\/fda-require-clinical-trials-healthy-adults-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">COVID-19 vaccine<\/a> was removed from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3422650\/cdc-covid-vaccine-schedule-pregnant-women-healthy-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">recommended immunization schedule<\/a> for healthy children and pregnant women.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3796289\/former-surgeon-general-urges-trump-to-fire-rfk-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FORMER SURGEON GENERAL URGES TRUMP TO FIRE RFK JR.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last month, the Food and Drug Administration granted approval for COVID-19 vaccine doses for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3784678\/fda-approve-covid-vaccines-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">people over age 65<\/a>, who are most vulnerable to severe infections. However, younger people are only eligible if they have at least one underlying medical condition that puts them at higher risk for hospitalization or death.<\/p>\n<p>The<em> Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to HHS for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View&#8217; criticizes COVID-19 vaccine prescription rule linked to RFK Jr<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2483779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/child-vaccines.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3774,62864,32068,32458,3954],"class_list":["post-2483778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-covid-19","tag-prescription-requirement","tag-public-health","tag-rfk-jr","tag-vaccine"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/child-vaccines.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2483778"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2483782,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2483778\/revisions\/2483782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2483779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2483778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2483778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2483778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}