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RFK Jr.'s FDA officials overrode career staff to limit COVID shots
The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.
FDA official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against staff advice
The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally ...
FDA's Prasad overruled agency scientists in restricting use of COVID shots - report
FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad limited broader use of COVID vaccines, citing reduced risk and data concerns. Read more here.
Finger Lakes Times5d
Is grocery meat safe in New York?
Many Americans assume the meat they buy at the grocery store is safe — but new data shows that approximately 36% of retail ...
Top FDA vaccine official rejected broad use of Covid-19 shots, documents show
The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use ...
FingerLakes1.com6d
New York ranks ninth in meat contamination risk
New research reveals troubling findings about the safety of grocery store meat. According to the Finger Lakes Times, a Trace One study found New York has the ninth-highest retail meat contamination ...
The New York Times4d
Top F.D.A. Official Overrode Scientists on Covid Shots - The New York Times
A version of this article appears in print on July 3, 2025, Section A, Page 15 of the New York edition with the headline: Top F.D.A. Official Restricted 2 Covid Shots, Defying Agency Scientists.