Marty Makary

FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people

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FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people

Brandon Guerrero, 34, of Compton, receives both a flu and COVID-19 vaccine at CVS in Huntington Park on August 28, 2024. Christina House | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday outlined new regulatory guidance for future Covid-19 vaccine boosters, setting stricter approval standards for healthy Americans.  The FDA … Read more

Vaccine stocks fall after key FDA official resigns in protest of RFK Jr.

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Vaccine stocks fall after key FDA official resigns in protest of RFK Jr.

Rafael Henrique | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of major vaccine makers dropped on Monday after a key U.S. health official resigned in protest of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s views on immunization. The departure of Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator, has raised fresh fears about … Read more