"It comes a week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) significantly narrowed access to the COVID-19 vaccine, a move that precipitated a public fallout and ousting of the newly installed director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Susan Monarez. Four top CDC officials also resigned in protest."
"The new FDA approval for COVID shots allows for people who are aged 65 and older to get the vaccine, or younger Americans who have an underlying condition that puts them at a higher risk of severe illness from the virus."
"Kennedy is expected to tout the overhauls at HHS so far, which he has said are aimed at eliminating bloated bureaucracy and conflicts of interest at public health agencies that get in the way of "gold-standard science.""
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, will face the Senate Finance Committee for hours of questioning centered on vaccine policy. The FDA narrowed COVID-19 vaccine approval to people aged 65 and older and younger Americans with certain underlying conditions, prompting the ouster of CDC director Susan Monarez and resignations by four top CDC officials. Public health officials and pharmacist groups said the change will make it harder for young, healthy people to access vaccines and may complicate locations of administration and insurance coverage. Kennedy plans to defend HHS overhauls intended to eliminate bureaucracy, address conflicts of interest, and restore "gold-standard science."
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