#Vaccines for new pathogens are often tested this way. But for well-researched #diseases, such as #measles & #polio, #PublicHealth experts say it makes little sense to do that & can be #unethical, because the #placebo group would not receive a known effective intervention.

#HHS did not clarify how the change will be implemented & for which vaccines the testing would apply, nor did it define what the dept meant by “new vaccine.”

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The govt *indicated* it wouldn’t apply to the #flu #vaccine, which is updated year to year & which #HHS stated “has been tried & tested for more than 80 years.” In response to questions about whether other #vaccines previously safety tested would be newly scrutinized, the dept focused on its concerns around the #coronavirus vaccine but did not address other #immunizations.

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#RFKJr has long disparaged #vaccines, said they are not adequately safety tested & called for placebo testing for vaccines that are already approved for use.

The #HHS statement raised concerns among #medical & #PublicHealth experts who said the move could be a significant shift in how the country has ensured the safety of vaccines for decades, as well as cast doubt on vaccines that are safe, effective & key to public health.

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The potential change comes as public trust in #vaccines continues to decline amid a growing #measles outbreak & worries over #RFKJr’s mixed messaging about #immunizations.

#Medical & #PublicHealth experts also expressed dismay that the testing change could require #coronavirus vaccines, & others, to undergo costly & unnecessary studies that would limit #vaccine production & #access — & leave more Americans at risk of preventable #disease.

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In recent weeks, the #Trump admin has injected uncertainty into the annual process for approving an updated #coronavirus shot traditionally offered in the fall, indicating there needs to be more data.

🚨“Except for the #COVID vaccine, none of the #vaccines on the #CDC’s #childhood recommended schedule was tested against an inert #placebo, meaning we know very little about the actual risk profiles of these products,” #HHS said in its stmnt.

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