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FDA officials outlined new restrictions for COVID-19 vaccine approvals in the United States that could limit their use among healthy people.
New requirements for clinical testing of vaccines, announced this month, may delay the availability of shots that had formerly been updated annually without complicated trials.
Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who leads the Department of Health and Human Services, will soon announce the changes to the vaccine schedule.
The Trump administration plans to drop routine COVID vaccination guidance for kids and pregnant women, marking a major shift in federal health policy, according to a report.
The rollout of updated COVID vaccines for healthy children and adults is likely to be delayed after the Food and Drug Administration suggested that it will require another clinical trial
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MedPage Today on MSNCDC to Pull COVID Vax Recommendations; NIH Cut Autism Funding; Florida Bans FluorideKennedy Jr. plans to remove CDC recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant women and children. Come the fall, it may just be older adults and people with comorbidities who are urged to get a COVID shot.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency plans to release a new framework for vaccine approvals in “coming days.”