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Unpacking the FDA’s Black Friday Vaccine Memo

Unpacking the FDA’s Black Friday Vaccine Memo
December 4, 2025

The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine division claimed in a leaked email that “at least 10 children” died from COVID-19 vaccination, using that to justify major vaccine regulatory changes. Experts, however, say too little information was provided to verify the claim.

Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies

Q&A on New COVID-19 Vaccine Policies
June 5, 2025

In the past two weeks, U.S. public health authorities have skirted normal procedures and announced two major policy changes that will likely reduce access to COVID-19 vaccines and restrict use to higher-risk populations. Here, we explain what we know — and don’t — about these new COVID-19 vaccine policies.