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Top FDA Vaccine Official Rejected Broad Use of Covid-19 Shots, Documents Show

UNITED STATES, JUL 3 – Dr. Vinay Prasad restricted Moderna and Novavax COVID-19 vaccine approvals to high-risk groups citing myocarditis risks and lower COVID severity despite FDA scientists' broader recommendations.

  • Top FDA vaccine official Dr. Vinay Prasad personally intervened to restrict use of COVID-19 shots from Novavax and Moderna to high-risk groups like seniors and those with underlying conditions.
  • FDA staff had planned to approve the shots for everyone 12 and older, but Prasad disagreed, citing falling COVID-19 rates and potential side effects.
  • Prasad was hired by FDA Commissioner Mark Makary after the previous director was forced out over disagreements on boosters for healthy adults and children.
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The Columbian broke the news in Vancouver, United States on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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