New vaccines are often evaluated in trials in which some participants receive a placebo. But not all studies can be designed ...

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency plans to release a new framework for vaccine approvals in “coming days.” ...

The federal judge’s ruling has nothing to do with the merits of Kobach’s scientifically dubious argument that the vaccine isn ...

The most commonly reported adverse events with the AZD1222 COVID-19 vaccine are headache and fatigue, a large-scale active ...

In recent interviews, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has minimized the risk COVID-19 poses to kids ...

Placebo testing has been part of the process since the 1940s. It’s unclear what additional measures would achieve — but it may slow development.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) intends to stop the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services said it will require that all new vaccines be tested in placebo-controlled ...

Three years of vaccine safety monitoring data shows that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe in children. As the CDC explains, children may experience some mild and temporary side effects, as is ...

A half-decade since the pandemic, countless individuals and families have been left wondering: what is the long-term safety ...

To tell the story you want with statistics, you don’t have to lie or fabricate data — though that happens, too. More often, ...

The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns ...