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COVID vaccine boosters called into question by FDA chief: ‘Void of data’
Dr. Marty Makary, chief of the FDA, has expressed doubts about the agency approving the COVID-19 vaccine for winter, stating ...
Trump admin picks COVID critic to be top FDA vaccine regulator
Oncologist Vinay Prasad, a divisive critic of COVID-19 responses, will be the next top vaccine regulator at the Food and Drug Administration, agency Commissioner Martin Makary announced on social ...
FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has discussed with vaccine-maker Novavax the need for an additional trial of its Covid-19 ...
Fewer than half of Americans trust FDA, CDC to do their job
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, 42 percent of people in the U.S. think federal health agencies are ...
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily ...
HHS to require placebo testing of ‘all new vaccines,’ raising questions about approval of updated Covid-19 shots
The US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled trials before they’re licensed for use, raising urgent questions about the ...
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Proposed system for vaccine approval, safety monitoring begs crucial questions
Proposed changes to the vaccine approval system deserve the same scrutiny. Press reports indicate that new vaccines will be ...
Moderna Shares Fall on Vaccine Sales Miss, Delay in FDA Review
Moderna Inc. shares declined after the company’s first-quarter vaccine sales missed estimates and it disclosed a delay in the ...