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FDA official restricted Covid vaccine approvals against advice of staff
Federal documents show he disagreed with conclusions the benefits outweighed the risk of side effects, which are rare.
‘Chaotic and deeply frightening’: Once a global gold standard, U.S. government health guidance is falling apart
The U.S. Global Change Research Program’s entire website went dark Monday, taking with it an extensive report on the health ...
RSV vaccine access expanded to some people in their 50s, according to CDC website
In April, the CDC’s influential Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended expanding RSV vaccination to ...
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Vaccine policy in the U.S. is entering uncharted territory
A key advisory group vows to base decisions on evidence, boost confidence in vaccines and protect health. Experts fear the opposite is happening.
Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots
Records show that a top U.S. regulator rejected the recommendations of agency experts and limited the use of Covid vaccines.
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Effectiveness of mRNA BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine up to 6 months in a large integrated health system in the USA: a retrospective cohort study - The Lancet
These findings are consistent with preliminary reports from the Israel Ministry of Health and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing reductions in effectiveness of BNT162b2 against ...
With federal support uncertain, states and nonprofits scramble to safeguard access to vaccines
After recent moves by the US Department of Health and Human Services to restrict the approval and use of some vaccines — and ...
As new variant spreads, what's the latest COVID-19 vaccine guidance? It's complicated.
NB.1.8.1 is one of the latest variants of COVID-19, a "slightly upgraded version" of the LP.8.1 variant that is prominent ...
FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots
Cases of myocarditis are more severe and more common after a COVID infection than after receiving the COVID vaccine, health ...