Overview
- An HHS spokesperson said the FDA is conducting a thorough investigation across multiple age groups but declined to detail data sources, methods, or a timeline.
- The effort, initially expected to focus on children, now encompasses adults according to multiple news reports.
- A leaked memo from FDA official Vinay Prasad cited an initial review of 96 deaths with 10 linked to vaccination, without peer-reviewed findings or case-level information.
- Moderna and Pfizer reiterated that ongoing monitoring shows no new safety concerns, while published analyses estimate Covid-19 vaccination prevented millions of deaths globally.
- Policy shifts under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and criticism from former FDA leaders have intensified concerns about politicization, potential delays to vaccine updates, and public trust.