Rfk jr severely restricts the use of the new Covid vaccine and adds study requirements that add millions to cost [View all]

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Soon getting vaccinated will be.like trying to have an abortion in a red state

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/17/health/fda-novavax-covid-vaccine.html


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.


The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older adults and for others over age 12 who have at least one medical condition that puts them at high risk from Covid.

Scientific advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who typically make decisions on who should get approved shots and when, have been debating whether to recommend Covid shots only to the most vulnerable Americans. The F.D.A.’s decision appeared to render at least part of their discussion moot.

The new restriction will sharply limit access to the Novavax vaccine for people under 65 who are in good health. It may leave Americans who do not have underlying conditions at risk if a more virulent version of the coronavirus were to emerge. It could also limit options for people who want the vaccine for a wide array of reasons, including to protect a vulnerable loved one.

The vaccine had previously been authorized under emergency use. Covid vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, which are more widely used by Americans, were granted full approval in 2022. However, the companies are working on updated shots for the fall, and the new restrictions on the Novavax shot portend a more restrictive approach from the F.D.A.