Former FDA Leaders Warn Against Vaccine Safety Claims

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Many past leaders of the FDA criticized new agency plans about vaccines. They said these plans could be bad for people's health and safety.

An FDA chief wrote an internal memo about vaccine changes. It claimed that COVID-19 vaccines caused some children's deaths.

The memo suggested changes for yearly flu shot updates. It also wanted to study giving many vaccines at one time.

Former leaders said the new plans ignore old, good science. This could make it harder to create better, new vaccines later.

A government spokesperson said their new ideas were correct. Many doctors and experts are also very worried about these plans.

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What did many past leaders of the FDA think about new vaccine plans?

They criticized the plans and said they could be bad for people's health and safety.

What did the FDA chief's internal memo claim about COVID-19 vaccines?

It claimed that COVID-19 vaccines caused some children's deaths.

What did former leaders say about the new plans?

They said the new plans ignore old, good science and could make it harder to create better vaccines later.

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