The FDA authorized updated Covid-19 vaccines while narrowing eligibility to people 65 and older and to younger individuals only if they have underlying medical conditions that increase vulnerability. The administration announced the end of Covid vaccine mandates and said vaccines will be available to those at high risk. For children, Moderna is authorized for ages older than six months, Pfizer for older than five years, and Novavax for older than 12. The health secretary previously founded an anti-vaccine group, has questioned vaccine benefits, cut $500m in flu and Covid vaccine funding, and overseen agency positions arguing that shot risks outweigh benefits. Vaccine use in adults has fallen to about 23%.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated Covid-19 vaccines but has placed new restrictions on who can get them. The agency has authorized Covid vaccines for people 65 and older, who are known to be more at risk from serious illnesses from Covid infections. Younger people, though, will only be eligible if they have an underlying medical condition that makes them particularly vulnerable.
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, said in a post on Twitter/X that Covid vaccine mandates under Joe Biden are now rescinded and that the vaccines will be available to those at high risk. For children, Kennedy said that the Moderna vaccine is approved for those older than six months, the Pfizer vaccine for those older than five years and the Novavax shot for those older than 12.
The American people demanded science, safety, and common sense. This framework delivers all three. Kennedy, who previously founded an anti-vaccine group, has long questioned the proven benefits of vaccines and spread unfounded concerns about their safety. As health secretary, Kennedy has cut $500m in funding for flu and Covid vaccines and his agency has started to ague that the risks of Covid shots outweigh the benefits.
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