FDA claims Covid shots killed 10 children and vows new vaccine rules

Vaccine experts said the memo was irresponsible and omits key details about how officials arrived at the conclusion.

FDA Memo Claims COVID Vaccine Tied to 10 Child Deaths

The memo was written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, head of the FDA’s vaccine division. In the note to staff, he said the deaths ...

FDA memo links COVID-19 vaccine to child deaths but cites no data to support claim

A senior FDA official issued a memo linking at least 10 child deaths to the COVID-19 vaccine without providing supporting ...

FDA links 10 children's deaths to COVID-19 vaccines. Doctors want proof

The top vaccine chief at the Food and Drug Administration sent out a memo saying the FDA will seek a stricter review and ...

FDA Ties 10 Child Deaths to COVID Vaccine: Report

FDA chief medical officer Vinay Prasad told reporters that the agency would be changing its vaccine approval process.

FDA memo claims link between COVID vaccines and 10 child deaths

The memo did not disclose the health conditions of the children, or the vaccine manufacturers involved. The findings were based on an initial analysis of 96 deaths between 2021 and 2024, which Prasad ...

Vaccine stocks slide as FDA official links COVID vaccines and heart conditions in young men

Concern about that link, particularly relating to teenage boys and young men, has been a key argument against administering ...

FDA to raise hurdles for vaccines, faulting COVID shots for 10 kids' deaths

Food and Drug Administration officials say they will ratchet up requirements for vaccine studies, citing concerns about COVID ...
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FDA's Prasad tells staffers agency plans to get tougher on vaccine regulation, blames child deaths on COVID shots

In the wake of the memo, several vaccine experts responded that the CBER director's claim about the deaths requires more ...

FDA official claims link between COVID vaccines and child deaths, without providing data

The FDA’s vaccine chief says the agency plans to tighten approval standards for COVID vaccines, citing concerns about ...
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Experts say top FDA official’s claim that Covid vaccines caused kids’ deaths requires more evidence

The FDA’s top vaccine regulator asserted in a staff email that the Covid vaccine caused at least 10 kids' deaths, but experts ...

FDA official plans to change vaccine approval process, claiming that Covid-19 shots caused child deaths

A senior Food and Drug Administration official on Friday said the agency will change its vaccine approval process, alleging ...