07/03/2025

FDA Vaccine Official Restricted COVID Vaccine Approvals against Agency Advice

The official recently overruled government scientists on two COVID-19 vaccines' availability

The government's top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to federal documents released Wednesday.

The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally intervened to place restrictions on COVID shots from vaccine makers Novavax and Moderna.

Both vaccines were approved by the FDA in May after months of analysis by rank-and-file FDA reviewers.

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