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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

US health officials re-examine RSV shots despite documented safety and efficacy

a person preparing a vaccine
A healthcare employee prepares a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine at the Dennis Avenue Health Center in Silver Spring, Maryland, on 21 November 2022. Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

US regulatory officials are re-examining the safety of RSV shots despite no published reports of safety issues – a move that could lead to the removal or limitation of shots that have dramatically lowered hospitalizations among babies.

It’s the latest move from US health officials under Robert F Kennedy Jr, the secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and a longtime anti-vaccine activist, to limit access to shots and to undermine public trust in the safe and effective products.

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