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FDA Changes May Limit COVID Vaccine Access—Drawing Some Criticism. Here’s What We Know
The change marks a shift in the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on approving COVID-19 vaccines, which the new ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
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CDC, FDA Limit Access to COVID Shots for Healthy Adults, Kids, and Pregnant People
The CDC will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and healthy children. Updated COVID-19 shots will ...
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FDA’s New COVID-19 Vaccine Approval Policy May Limit Future Access
The FDA is implementing stricter guidance for the approval of COVID-19 vaccines, according to a paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The agency said it would approve new versions of the vaccine only for adults 65 ...
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FDA’s New Approach to Evaluating COVID-19 Vaccines Will Limit Access, Officials Say
The FDA expects that randomized, controlled trial data on clinical outcomes will be needed before COVID-19 vaccines can be approved for patients who are 6 months to 64 years of age and do not have ...
New Trump vaccine policy limits access to COVID shots
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...
Tell us: Do you agree with the FDA’s plan to limit access to COVID vaccines?
The FDA's shift in strategy could make it much harder for people who are younger than 65 and don’t have “risk factors for ...
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FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups
The FDA is moving to risk-based access for COVID-19 vaccines. The New England Journal of Medicine article includes a lengthy list of conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and notes ...
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FDA significantly limits access to COVID-19 vaccines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is changing its policy on who should get COVID-19 shots, potentially limiting access to new vaccine formulations ... lower age limits in other countries ...