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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 ...
FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
Kennedy won Senate confirmation to his job, in part, by promising not to change the nation’s vaccine schedule. Since taking ...
FDA to Mandate Placebo-Controlled Trials for New Vaccines
The US Food and Drug Administration will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials before approval — a ...
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 ...
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 ...
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FDA Action Alert: GSK, Sanofi, Merck and More
On the FDA’s docket this month are two expansion bids, one for GSK’s asthma drug Nucala into COPD and another for Merck’s ...
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FDA puts up placebo testing requirement for new vaccines, potentially hitting COVID shot makers the hardest: reports
“Under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, all new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to ...
RFK Jr. will order placebo testing for new vaccines, alarming health experts
The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns ...
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How Marty Makary’s FDA is embracing a more skeptical view of vaccines
FDA vaccine oversight is shifting, with increased scrutiny and mixed messaging sparking concerns among health experts.
FDA to tighten vaccine approval requirements: reports
The U.S. FDA is planning to require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials before approval. Read more here.
Updated Covid vaccines for the fall may be in jeopardy under Kennedy's new rules
If the FDA deems Pfizer’s and Moderna’s updated vaccines “new” products, it’s extremely unlikely the doses would be ready for ...
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HHS, NIH Unveil Vaccine Initiative to Protect Against Future Pandemics
HealthDay News — The US Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health announced a new initiative called “Generation Gold Standard” to develop next-generation, universal ...