NEWS 2 September: Washington Post reports Dr Paul Offit, staunch vaccination advocate (and co-developer of a rotavirus vaccine) was ousted from his position on the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee via email dated 28 August.
VRBPAC is Thursday May 22. Here are some related links.
NYT: F.D.A. Approves Novavax Covid Vaccine With Stricter New Conditions: The agency narrowed who can get the shot and added new study requirements that could cost the company tens of millions.
NBC News: FDA says Covid vaccines likely not available for healthy kids and adults this fall: Older adults and other groups at high risk for severe illness might still be able to get vaccinated, the FDA vaccine chief said Tuesday.
Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting; Establishment of a Public Docket; Request for Comments—2025–2026 Formula for COVID–19 Vaccines for Use in the United States
Just submitted a comment regarding the #FDA's upcoming #VRBPAC committee meeting where they'll be deciding on this year's #COVID19 #vaccines. You can, too, before noon today!
https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001
#CovidIsNotOver
Regulations.gov
https://www.regulations.gov/document/FDA-2025-N-1146-0001
#Novavax #VRBPAC
comment have been just opened up & if you are so inclined, leave a comment ASAP before the anti-vaxxers catch on
being one of the first 700 comments are best as not certain they’ll read through the rest… unless they’re all the same chant:)
myself asked for:
-immediate Novavax BLA approval
-access to Novavax for children under 12
may have gone on a bit about how is it ACIP is willing to recommend influenza vaccine for all ages but thinking of limiting Covid-19 vaccine to only >65 …& some stuff about specific atrocious members of FDA😇 & HHS
let’s overwhelm them🌈🌈
… if you want😉
Tina Tan, MD on FDA's 2025-2026 influenza vaccine composition
so… this explains how they picked the flu strains bypassing #VRBPAC & it is not in the least alarming🙄
#FDA cancels advisory committee meeting on flu #vaccine strain selection | #CIDRAP
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vaccines/fda-cancels-advisory-committee-meeting-flu-vaccine-strain-selection
#VRBPAC
This will also impacts FDA's #VRBPAC committee meeting.
If he does not disband the committee and only replaces members, it will likely still require updating or more likely creating new presentations that meet his personal views. And that will take more than another month.
Doing this of course destroys the credibility of the committee and its products.
He is likely to prohibit mRNA vaccines entirely.
Moderna and Pfizer will create new vaccines for other countries. Just not in the US
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