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FDA to present data it claims ties Covid shots to child deaths at CDC meeting


The vaccine advisory committee is scheduled to meet next week to review and make recommendations for this fall’s updated Covid shots, among others.

In a statement, Andrew Nixon, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, said: “FDA and CDC staff routinely analyze VAERS and other safety monitoring data, and those reviews are being shared publicly through the established ACIP process.” The Washington Post reportedthat Makary’s special adviser Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, a sports medicine physician who criticized Covid shots for children during the pandemic, is expected to present the new findings at next week’s vaccine committee meeting. At an FDA advisory committee meeting in May, Pfizer presented real-world data on its Covid vaccine, including in tens of thousands of kids ages 6 months and older, finding that the shot was safe and reduced the risk of hospitalization and death.

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