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FDA Names Vinay Prasad as New Head of Vaccines, Biologics
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary named Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist and critic of the Covid-19 vaccine for children, ...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to head FDA vaccine, biologics division
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a professor at the University of California-San ...
US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it will hold a meeting of experts to discuss COVID-19 vaccine ...
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 ...
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 ...
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RFK Jr.’s new vaccine scrutiny is alarming
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who oversees the FDA, intends to set new regulatory standards vaccine manufacturers couldn’t possibly ...
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 ...
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 ...