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In his first ma­jor pol­i­cy roll­out, Vinay Prasad looks to chal­lenge ex­ist­ing 'dog­ma' on Covid vac­cines
Two weeks into his tenure leading the FDA’s biologics center, Vinay Prasad has made his mark with a new framework for ...
FDA may limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection
The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans, a move that may limit ...
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many ...
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FDA sets stricter approval standards for COVID vaccines
The agency will now require randomized, controlled data before approving new COVID shots for healthy children and adults, ...
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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of ...
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An Anti-Science MAHA Extremist Is Playing a Major Role at the FDA
On first glance, Dr. Vinay Prasad’s medical credentials sound impressive. But look closer and you’ll find a narcissistic ...
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Navigating the New COVID-19 Vaccine Rules Who Can Get the Updated Shots This Fall
The truth is that for most of that, for many Americans, we simply do not know the answer to whether or not they should be ...
FDA plans to limit COVID shots to those over 65 or with high-risk conditions
Previously, updated COVID vaccines had been recommended annually by the CDC for everyone over the age of 6 months. The CDC has historically set vaccine recommendations, while the FDA determines which ...
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New FDA seasonal COVID-19 shot guidance seeks ‘evidence based’ approach
The FDA says the new approach will aim to balance a timely approval process for vaccines, while also weighing “the need for ...
COVID Shots for Kids Are Over
The FDA’s new approach to boosters could mean that kids will no longer be able to get vaccinated against the disease to begin with.
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FDA sets new COVID booster guidelines for healthy adults under 65
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and top U.S. vaccines regulator Vinay Prasad wrote ... six previous doses of a Covid-19 vaccine will benefit from the seventh dose,” Prasad and Makary wrote.