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Top FDA Vaccine Official Rejected Broad Use of Covid-19 Shots, Documents Show
- 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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RFK Jr. Influence Evident As Vaccine Chief Overrules Scientists, Limits COVID-19 Vaccine Approval - Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX), Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official, overruled agency scientists to limit approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, despite internal recommendations to clear them for broader use. The decision reflects a growing pattern of vaccine restrictions under the leadership of the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. FDA scientists had recommended full approval for updated COVID vaccines …
FDA official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against advice of agency staff
The governments top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to federal documents released Wednesday.The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agencys vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally intervened to place restrictions on COVID shots from vaccine makers Novavax …
FDA official overrode staff on COVID shots
WASHINGTON — The government's top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to federal documents released Wednesday.
RFK Jr.‘s top FDA vaccine official restricts 2 COVID vaccine approvals against advice of agency scientists
The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to federal documents released Wednesday. The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally intervened to place restrictions on COVID shots from vaccine makers Novav…
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