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‘Never seen anything like this’: alarm at memo from top US vaccine official

Vinay Prasad memo said at least 10 children had died from Covid vaccination – but offered scant evidence for claim

The Guardian - US

FDA claims on COVID-19 vaccine safety are unsupported by reliable data – and could severely hinder vaccine access

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to drastically change procedures for testing vaccine safety and approving vaccines, based on unproven claims that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines caused the death of at least 10 children.

The Conversation

FDA drug chief signals possible exit as agency turmoil deepens

Richard Pazdur’s potential retirement weeks into the role adds to upheaval at the FDA amid political pressure

The Guardian - US

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FDA Vaccine Chief Claims COVID Shots Linked to 'At Least 10' Child Deaths but Offers No Data

US FDA's vaccine director Dr. Vinay Prasad wrote a memo to their staff that claimed multiple child deaths were related to COVID-19 vaccines without data to back it up.

International Business Times UK

FDA's Prasad Cites Alleged Child COVID Shot Deaths in Push for Stricter Rules

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator is pushing new limits on how vaccines win approval. The tougher standards could cloud prospects for vaccine makers and rattle investors in major healthcare and biotech names.

Benzinga

Experts say strict new FDA protocol for vaccine approval is ‘dangerous and irresponsible’

Lead FDA vaccine regulator announced new approval process after claiming Covid vaccine had killed 10 children

The Guardian - US

Top FDA official threatens to crack down on vaccine approvals

The internal memo comes after an internal agency review linked COVID-19 vaccines to the deaths of 10 children.

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FDA to introduce new Covid-19 vaccine protocol after report claims shots killed 10 children

The FDA will also review its guidance for annual flu shots, according to a memo

The Independent UK

A small Texas think tank cultivated COVID dissidents. Now they’re running U.S. health policy.

People with ties to Brownstone Institute have significant authority over access to vaccines and scientific research.

The Texas Tribune

Turmoil and tensions at FDA after dramatic exit of top drug regulator

Scramble to find replacement for George Tidmarsh shines light on dysfunction at US regulatory agency

The Guardian - US

Chaos at the FDA leaves staffers disturbed, ready to leave

Questions over reliability have risen over the underperforming and dysfunctional FDA.

Axios

FDA Outlines Process To Speed Up Rare Disease Therapy Approvals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday introduced the Rare Disease Evidence Principles (RDEP) to provide greater speed and predictability in the review of therapies intended to treat rare diseases with very small patient populations.

Benzinga

FDA Official Pressures YouTube Into Removing a Channel For Posting His Own Vaccine Comments

Not long ago, conservatives were rightly concerned about jawboning. Now they're apparently happy to take part in it themselves.

Reason

Over 1,000 HHS staffers demand RFK Jr resign as civil war swirls over his remaking of the agency

Employees past and present come togther to express lack of confidence in Robert F Kennedy Jr over turbulent leadership of America’s public health institutions

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - US

Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccines

Channel was an attempt to ‘preserve’ what officials in current Trump administration said during the pandemic

The Independent UK

MAGA firebrand Laura Loomer breaks with Trump in rare public spat over 600k China student visas: ‘Do the math’

Loomer, who has the ear of the president, criticized him after he hailed the ‘very important relationship’ with Beijing

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr denies 2028 presidential ambitions after attacks from Trump influencer Laura Loomer

HHS chief took to social media with deference to president after ‘Trump’s Rasputin’ said he was plotting move

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer sets her sights on her next target to get the boot from the Trump administration

‘I’m not naive enough to think that the president is going to get rid of RFK, but I will say that … there are concerns about some of the staffing decisions over at HHS,’ Laura Loomer said this week.

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The Independent UK

Ousted FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is returning to the agency

A Food and Drug Administration official who stepped down less than two weeks ago is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator

Benzinga

Vinay Prasad's Comeback To FDA Sparks Debate Over Regulatory Direction

In a stunning reversal, Dr. Vinay Prasad is returning to his role as director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), just days after his resignation.

The Guardian - AU

Trump news at a glance: Lutnick threatens Harvard patents; former Fox commentator bound for UN

Commerce secretary begins process could let the government seize Harvard patents; Tammy Bruce nominated for deputy US ambassador to UN – key US politics stories from 9 August 2025

The Guardian - US

Vinay Prasad returns to FDA days after leaving under pressure from Laura Loomer

Prasad left the agency after far-right influencer released edited audio misleadingly suggesting he was anti-Trump

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer names the MAGA rep she says the Trump admin ‘can’t stand’

Loomer testifies in HBO lawsuit deposition that a high-profile congresswoman is disliked, despite her outspoken loyalty to the president

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer says a friend calls her ‘Trump’s Rasputin’ as her surprising influence grows in White House

Right-wing conspiracy theorist, 32, says she told president he has a ‘vetting crisis’ in his administration

The Independent UK

Laura Loomer’s MAGA critics accuse her of being funded by Big Pharma

‘I do not work for Big Pharma. I work in support of President Trump on the outside of the administration,’ Loomer tells The Independent

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