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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 – 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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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 ...
Doctors voice alarm over FDA's new COVID vaccine guidelines
Under the new FDA guidelines, only people 65 and older and others with one or more health risk factors will be able to ...
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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 ...
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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.
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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What’s Going On With the Trump Administration’s New COVID-Vaccine Policies?
For children, yes, the CDC’s “shared decision-making” guidance preserves the status quo in which Medicaid and U.S.
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ACP Experts Say FDA, CDC Moves May Undermine COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage for Millions
"Political directives should not prevent individuals from seeking safe and effective care that they desire and deserve," ...
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Patients and Health Advocates Call Out Risks As Federal Health Agencies Limit COVID-19 Vaccines
The FDA will encourage new clinical trials on the widely used vaccines before approving them for children and healthy adults.
Will it be harder to get a COVID vaccine this year?
A new policy announced by the Trump administration may limit which Americans can get a COVID booster when respiratory virus season rolls around this fall and winter.
How changes to Covid-19 vaccine policy in the US may affect you
The US Department of Health and Human Services, under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has recently made significant changes to how Covid-19 vaccines are approved and the groups they are recommended ...