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FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe
The FDA blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of vaccines against Covid and shingles in recent months, a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.It’s the latest effort by the Trump administration to challenge safe and effective shots in the U.S. and make them harder to access for some patients. Under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, federal health agencies have softened Covid shot recommendations, cut back research on vaccine development and attempted to overhaul the childhood immunization schedule, among other efforts.
FDA scientists worked with data firms to analyze millions of patient records for the studies, which found side effects of the shots to be rare, the New York Times first reported on Tuesday.
FDA withdrew studies finding Covid, shingles vaccines were safe
The studies were "withdrawn because the authors drew broad conclusions that were not supported by the underlying data," the spokesperson told CNBC.
This begs another question. Why do it? Why prevent the publication of scientific studies on the safety of those vaccines? Could it be because RFK is famously an anti-vaxxer?
Does denying public access to reports countering his agenda represent the kind of malfeasance that would ordinarily lead to the NIH leader's dismissal? I think it does.
