In today’s episode of The Trump Administration is Actively Trying to Kill Us, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved updated COVID-19 vaccines, but added new restrictions greatly limiting access to anyone who isn’t over 65 or has an underlying health condition.
According to NPR, before this updated guidance, anyone six months or older could access a COVID vaccine regardless of their health status. The FDA announced that the updated vaccines will be limited to people who have underlying health conditions or are 65 and older. Experts are concerned that the new guidance will create confusion and make it harder for otherwise healthy adults to access a vaccine.
“I’m feeling a little déjà vu,” Clare Hannan, executive director of the Association of Immunization Managers, told NPR. “There’s a lot of anxiety about being able to get the vaccine.” The restrictions could result in insurance companies being unwilling to pay for the updated COVID vaccines, doctors may decline to prescribe them, and pharmacies may forgo stocking and administering them.
“The American people demanded science, safety, and common sense. This framework delivers all three,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote on X about the new regulations. Common sense would be allowing parents and grown adults to decide for themselves on whether or not they want the updated COVID vaccine, not placing restrictions that aren’t rooted in scientific evidence.
RFK Jr.’s entire platform has been “Make America Healthy Again,” but most of his actions have had the opposite effect. He’s one of the most notable voices in the anti-vaxxer movement and has kept that energy throughout his time as Health and Human Services Secretary. He slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in research grants for groundbreaking mRNA vaccines, implemented layoffs that made it harder for food safety inspectors to do their job, and replaced all 17 members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee with like-minded vaccine skeptics.
Source: FDA Approves Updated COVID Vaccines, Restricts Access
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