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RFK Jr.’s effort to undermine COVID boosters is unethical
Kennedy is a longtime vaccine skeptic and conspiracy theorist, and his appointment to the country’s top health care policy ...
HHS Advances Kennedy’s Old ‘Placebo’ Vaccine Safety Claims
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has misleadingly claimed that vaccines are not tested in ...
What’s Behind RFK Jr.’s Placebo-Testing Order For Vaccines?
Dr. Peter Hotez, Co-director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, joins "Forbes Newsroom" ...
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A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
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RFK Jr. wants placebo trials for vaccines. A Northwestern researcher says that's unethical.
RFK Jr. wants placebo trials for vaccines. A Northwestern researcher says that's unethical.
Former assistant health secretary says placebo testing for new vaccines isn’t ‘radical’
Former assistant health secretary Dr. Brett Giroir discusses new HHS testing requirements for vaccines and more on ‘Fox News Live.’ ...
RFK Jr. calls for 'new' vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials
A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...
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RFK Jr. to require placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines
The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...
RFK Jr. To Require Placebo Testing For ‘All New Vaccines’
Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.
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RFK Jr. to Change Vaccine Testing Rules
FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how ...
US government to require placebo testing of all new vaccines: How will it affect updated COVID shots?
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says it will require placebo testing of "all new vaccines," raising questions ...
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Trump administration to require placebo-controlled studies for new vaccines
The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 shots.