Did you know that the FDA approval process for the COVID vaccines does not require that the shots be safe and effective?
It doesn’t, and never has. All that has been required is that the vaccines be proven to increase antibodies, which is a very low and atypical standard.
Vaccine approval for people over 65–those who face the greatest risk from COVID and who are most likely to have a favorable risk/reward profile–will remain the same as before, but for anybody under 65, the approval standard will be the more common and more stringent standard of proven clinical benefit.
Exclusive: FDA to stop automatically recommending Covid boosters for most Americans
‘This is a restoration of trust,’ said @VPrasadMDMPH https://t.co/AvR6WIMH8E
— Olivia Reingold (@Olivia_Reingold) May 20, 2025
Proven clinical benefit? What an odd standard! You mean that tests on a few…
