The CDC was today blasted over its decision to drop the word 'women' from monkeypox guidance in favor of the term 'pregnant people'.

The new monkeypox pregnancy guidance was issued in July, when more than 100 cases of the virus were being detected across the US every week.

The agency urges pregnant and breastfeeding 'people' who contract the virus to be prioritized for treatment. .

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention replaced mention of 'women' with 'people' in pregnancy guidance to protect against monkeypox.

Aug 11, 2021: CDC director rochelle walensky encourages all 'pregnant people or people who are thinking about becoming pregnant and those breastfeeding' to get the Covid vaccine.

July 1, 2022: Agency warns 'people who are pregnant or recently pregnant' are at greater risk than non-pregnant people of severe Covid infection.

Autumn 2022: The agency's guidance for the annual flu shot encourages 'pregnant people (and people up to two weeks postpartum)' to get vaccinated.

The CDC guidance says the symptoms in 'people who are pregnant' are similar to 'non-pregnant people'

But pregnant and breastfeeding 'people' should be prioritized for antiviral treatments because of the potential risk to their unborn child

Ex-Trump officials blasts CDC for stripping the word 'women' in the context of pregnancy in monkeypox safety guidance.