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'There's No Conspiracy': An Inside Look at CDC's Key Vaccine Safety Database
Frank DeStefano, MD, MPH, was there when the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) first came online in 1990, when the agency ...
You asked: Are vaccines approved without safety studies?
No, this is not true. Vaccines undergo rigorous safety testing and are continuously monitored for adverse events.
FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation
The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded ...
FDA’s Surprising COVID Vaccine Change Impacts Millions—What You Need to Know
The FDA has updated COVID-19 vaccine regulations. Only people aged 65 and up, along with certain groups, will be eligible to ...
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FDA asks mRNA vaccine makers to widen age range for rare heart risk warning
In another sign of growing scrutiny over Covid-19 vaccines, the Food and Drug Administration has asked the two makers of mRNA ...
Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA tightening rules
Details of the new rules for COVID-19 vaccine approvals were also outlined in an article published by The New England Journal ...
FDA expands COVID vaccine warning about heart side effect risk for young males
The FDA is requiring COVID vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna to update their warnings about the possible risk of myocarditis ...
The vaccine seniors should avoid after deadly complications discovered: FDA
The approval applies to anyone aged 18 and older who has a risk of being exposed to the virus. But the FDA and the Centers ...
What Is Chikungunya? CDC Issues Disease Vaccine Notice to Older Travelers
The CDC began recommending Ixchiq last year for adults traveling to countries where chikungunya is common. The vaccine uses a ...
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New Africa CDC Partnership Targets Childhood Disease and Vaccines [press release]
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has entered into a strategic partnership with Texas Children's Global Health Network to scale up efforts in preventing and ...