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Internal FDA Memo Alleges COVID Vaccines Linked to 10 Child Deaths, Prompting Push for Tighter Oversight

The claim rests on a reanalysis of VAERS reports without public case details or peer-reviewed review.

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Mary Ngim (right) of San Jose holds her daughter Emerson Ng (center), 3, on her lap as Ng receives a COVID-19 vaccine in San Jose, in 2022. An internal memo at the FDA reportedly suggested that officials said, without evidence, that COVID vaccines are harmful to children.
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File photo: a nurse prepares a dose of a Covid-19 vaccine.

Overview

  • An internal memo by FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad says at least 10 of 96 child deaths reported to VAERS from 2021–2024 were related to COVID-19 vaccination, with myocarditis cited as a possible cause.
  • Prasad outlines plans to toughen vaccine approvals, including larger randomized studies across subgroups, stricter rules for use in pregnancy, reassessment of giving multiple vaccines at once, and a review of the annual flu-shot framework.
  • The memo provides no ages, medical histories, timelines, or vaccine manufacturers for the cases, and the findings have not been published in a peer‑reviewed journal.
  • Outside experts, including Dr. Paul Offit and former FDA vaccine head Dr. Peter Marks, criticized reliance on passive VAERS reports and called for transparent case-level data and rigorous review before changing policy.
  • HHS did not immediately comment, and a CDC advisory committee meets next week on vaccine matters as broader policy shifts under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have already narrowed COVID vaccine eligibility.