A top Food and Drug Administration regulator called for tighter government vaccine oversight, including stricter guidelines for the annual flu shot and new vaccines, after an internal agency review linked COVID-19 vaccines to the deaths of 10 children.
Why it matters: The findings, which were announced in an internal FDA memo and haven't been published in a medical journal, signal another likely shake-up in vaccine policy.
- This one would extend beyond COVID shots and require more rigorous evidence to approve flu immunizations, inoculations for pregnant women and the practice of administering multiple vaccines.
