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Vinay Prasad, a critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures, to lead FDA vaccine program
Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to ...
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RFK Jr.’s HHS Taps New Aide to Scrutinize New Vaccine Recommendations
The move follows Kennedy’s repeated statements about pharma-backed CDC advisory panels. The Health and Human Services Department has appointed a vaccine critic to review recent recommendations from an ...
What’s Behind RFK Jr.’s Placebo-Testing Order For Vaccines?
Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins "Forbes Newsroom" ...
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RFK Jr to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
The HHS will begin to require placebo-controlled trials for all new vaccines, which will radically alter the testing process.
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A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
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RFK Jr. wants placebo trials for vaccines. A Northwestern researcher says that's unethical.
RFK Jr. wants placebo trials for vaccines. A Northwestern researcher says that's unethical.
Experts warn new HHS requirement for placebo-controlled vaccine trials undermines public health
Andrew Nixon, spokesman for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced on ...
RFK Jr. calls for 'new' vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials
A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...
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RFK Jr. to require placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines
The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...
RFK Jr. To Require Placebo Testing For ‘All New Vaccines’
Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.
WHO defends vaccine safety test standards
The World Health Organization on Thursday said that "extremely high" safety standards are already applied in the development ...
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Trump administration to require placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines
The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 shots.