Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and Chief Medical Advisor to the White House admitted Thursday there is no data showing COVID-19 booster shots actually lower the rates of hospitalization or death in children. During a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing, Senator Rand Paul […]
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FDA Panel Recommends Pfizer and Moderna COVID Shots for Babies and Young Kids, Ignores Risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel today unanimously voted 21-0 to recommend Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines for infants and young children, stating the totality of the evidence available shows the benefits of the vaccines outweigh the risks. Pfizer’s three-dose vaccine would cover children 6 months to 5 years old, while […]
FDA Advisors Unanimously Recommend Moderna’s COVID Vaccine for Kids 6 to 17, Completely Ignore Data
A vaccine committee advising the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday unanimously recommended Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 to 17 after determining the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risks. The Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) voted 22 to 0 to recommend Moderna’s two-dose vaccine for 6- to 11-year-olds at half the […]
FDA Experts Recommend Emergency Authorization of Novavax COVID Vaccine, Ignore Risk of Heart Inflammation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisors recommended the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization on Tuesday, paving the way for a fourth U.S. vaccine. The panel’s vote was 21 in favor of authorizing Novavax and one abstention. However, FDA authorization could be delayed because the company informed the agency just four […]
Republicans Question FDA Over Imminent ‘Reckless’ Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids Under 5
A group of Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.) are questioning why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would authorize COVID-19 vaccines for young children when the virus poses little risk to kids, vaccines are not effective and long-term risks of vaccination are unknown. The FDA is […]