A top expert at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who was overseeing the process to update COVID-19 vaccine […]
Category: COVID-19
RFK Jr. revokes COVID shot recommendations for kids, during pregnancy
Unprecedented Nevertheless, in the video posted on social media Tuesday, Kennedy announced that he “couldn’t be more pleased” that “as […]
Uncertainty loomed as FDA advisors met to discuss this year’s COVID shot
Calling it a “practical question,” he asked, “If we were to change strains, can we assume that age-specific licensure won’t […]
Under RFK Jr., COVID shots will only be available to people 65+, high-risk groups
FDA will require big, pricy trials for approvals for healthy kids and adults 65. U.S. Secretary of Health and Human […]
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 […]
Seasonal COVID shots may no longer be possible under Trump admin
Under President Trump, the Food and Drug Administration may no longer approve seasonal COVID-19 vaccines updated for the virus variants […]
“Lab leak” marketing page replaces federal hub for COVID resources
After obliterating the federal office on long COVID and clawing back billions in COVID funding from state health departments, the […]
RFK Jr. claws back $11.4B in CDC funding amid wave of top-level departures
Those departures follow Kevin Griffis, head of the CDC’s office of communications, who left last week; Robin Bailey, the agency’s […]
COVID shots protect kids from long COVID—and don’t cause sudden death
Benefits and a non-existent risk Using an adjusted odds ratio, the researchers found that vaccination reduced the likelihood of developing […]
Louisiana officially ends mass vaccinations as RFK Jr. comes to power
“Rather than instructing individuals to receive any and all vaccines, LDH staff should communicate data regarding the reduced risk of […]