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What RFK Jr. Isn’t Talking About: How To Make Vaccines Safer

Physician's Weekly

A little-publicized CDC-led 2022 study suggested that the aluminum salts added to make some pediatric vaccines more effective might cumulatively be linked to an increased incidence of asthma. Kennedy Jr. forced him out in May. system for monitoring the rare ill effects of vaccines. The current U.S.

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Critics Suggest FDA Approving Aduhelm Will Erode the “Public Trust”: What About Patients’ Trust?

FDA Law Blog

it is not established using a validated surrogate endpoint that would support traditional approval, e.g., FEV1 in asthma or serum LDL in hypercholesterolemia). I have been boots on the ground in watching the culture shift both within FDA and in industry, as the value of the patient voice has been recognized as legitimate.