In addition, the Times learned that FDA officials did not allow agency scientists to submit two abstracts for studies on […]
Tag: COVID-19
Europe—not US—first to authorize Moderna’s combo mRNA flu-COVID vaccine
Moderna’s mRNA-based combination vaccine against both flu and COVID-19 has gotten the green light in Europe—but it continues to be […]
RFK Jr. won’t back CDC director on vaccines as agency scraps positive data
Kennedy replied without hesitation: “I’m not going to make that kind of commitment.” “Because you probably won’t,” Ruiz said. “You’ll […]
Report: RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine agenda curbed as GOP realizes it’s unpopular
Kennedy’s plans were only getting started. The staunch anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist made his most brazen attack on vaccines […]
12 former FDA chiefs unite to say agency memo on vaccines is deeply stupid
On Friday, Vinay Prasad—the Food and Drug Administration’s chief medical and scientific officer and its top vaccine regulator—emailed a stunning memo […]
Trump health official ousted after allegedly giving himself a fake title
Steven Hatfill, a senior advisor for the Department of Health and Human Services was fired over the weekend, with health […]
RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids
While some experts and health care providers had hoped that next week’s ACIP meeting would add clarity to the situation […]
Ousted CDC director to testify before Senate after RFK Jr. called her a liar
Kennedy is reportedly vetting seven additional members for ACIP, who may be added before the next meeting. They include additional […]
Pfizer says this season’s COVID shot boosts immune responses fourfold
Pfizer and BioNTech report that their updated mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025–2026 season produced strong immune responses, boosting neutralizing […]
Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.
We’re working with a patchwork system, and there are a lot of gray areas. Vaccinations were available at CVS in […]