US FDA blocked publication of COVID, shingles vaccine safety studies
Public Health,FDA,Vaccine,Coronavirus Vaccine,Department Of Health And Human Services
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Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration blocked the publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against COVID-19 and shingles, a Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson said.
Andrew Nixon, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, said the studies were pulled over concerns about their conclusions.
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