The FDA’s new approach to boosters could mean that kids will no longer be able to get vaccinated against the disease to begin ...

After the FDA announced that it would no longer authorize new COVID-19 vaccines for healthy Americans under age 65, the CDC ...

In the past two weeks, U.S. public health authorities have skirted normal procedures and announced two major policy changes ...

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad set stricter approval standards for booster shots ...

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The Trump Administration is considering limiting approval for COVID-19 boosters to seniors and others at high risk pending ...

The FDA plans to require new clinical trials for approval of annual COVID-19 boosters for healthy Americans under 65.

Since 2023, federal health officials have recommended an annual COVID-19 shot for most people, and vaccine makers have not ...

The U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention changed its guidance for COVID-19 vaccines on Friday, saying young kids ...

Previously, the FDA recommended COVID-19 vaccines for everyone aged 6 months and older. Under the new plan, shots for healthy ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of ... of medicines for gravely ill patients. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Prasad reached a much broader audience as a critic of vaccine ...

The covid booster clampdown is supported by many adherents of the “ Make America Healthy Again ” movement, which casts ...