Why Requiring Placebo-Controlled Trials For New Vaccines Could Harm Americans

What Counts as ‘New Vaccines’ for RFK Jr.’s Placebo Testing Order?

Hello, everyone. It’s Damian in New York. The latest news about vaccines had me thinking about the oft-misunderstood role of the humble placebo. But first …

Experts warn new HHS requirement for placebo-controlled trials for vaccines undermines public health

Experts widely dispute the claims that established childhood vaccines were not adequately tested.

Merchant of measles: RFK Jr. must stop his anti-vaccine actions

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is doing whatever he can to undermine public health. Last week, he ordered his department to undertake a search for alternative measles treatments as the disease surges around the country, which came as a surprise to the many epidemiologists, doctors and others who are aware of the measles vaccine’s extreme effectiveness. This came immediately after Kennedy announced that the department w…

RFK Jr. calls for 'new' vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials

(ER Productions Limited/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will require new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, marking what a department spokesperson called “a radical departure from past practices.” The policy change would force vaccines, in order to be approved for human use, to undergo studies in which half of individuals in a study receive a placebo – typically a saline shot – to compare …

RFK Jr. orders placebo safety trials for all new vaccines in major policy decision

From LifeSiteNews By Emily Mangiaracina Placebo trials are critical for determining a new drug’s safety and identifying side effects, but vaccines have been exempt from the requirement for such safety testing until now. All new vaccines will be required to undergo placebo-controlled safety trials by the order of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in a break with longstanding establishment policy and…

FDA ramps up scrutiny of Novavax COVID vaccine

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration's effort to impose new requirements on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine — the nation's only traditional protein-based option for the coronavirus — is sowing uncertainty about updates to other vaccines, too.