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Who can get a COVID vaccine—and how? It’s complicated.

As fall approaches and COVID cases tick up, you might be thinking about getting this season's COVID-19 vaccine. The annually ...

Under Trump, FDA seeks to abandon expert reviews of new drugs

Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and ...
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Offit Out at FDA Vaccine Advisory Committee After HHS Rebuff

Paul Offit, longtime member of the FDA’s vaccine advisory committee and an outspoken critic of Health Secretary Robert F.
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Conflicts of Interest in Federal Vaccine Advisory Committees at Historic Lows Despite RFK Jr Claims

COIs in ACIP and VRBPAC have declined significantly, reaching historic lows by 2024, contradicting claims of persistent conflicts. ACIP's COI prevalence decreased from 42.8% to 5.0%, while ...
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FDA Pulls RFK Jr. Critic Off Its Vaccine Advisory Panel

Pediatric vaccine expert Paul Offit, MD, a longtime critic of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been removed from the ...

Conflicts on vaccine panels were at record lows before Kennedy's firings

A new study found conflicts of interests among members of vaccine advisory panels to the CDC and FDA had fallen significantly ...