The change marks a shift in the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on approving COVID-19 vaccines, which the new ...

At the moment, a lot of people in the US opt to get a covid vaccination around the time they get their annual flu jab. Each ...

On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...

The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions.

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 ...

The CDC will no longer recommend the COVID-19 vaccine for pregnant women and healthy children. Updated COVID-19 shots will ...

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 ...

For children, yes, the CDC’s “shared decision-making” guidance preserves the status quo in which Medicaid and U.S.

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.

"Political directives should not prevent individuals from seeking safe and effective care that they desire and deserve," ...

Health care providers can administer vaccines “off-label”, but insurance coverage is widely based on FDA recommendations. The new, narrower FDA approval will likely reduce both access to COVID ...