RFK Jr’s FDA is now calling for tighter restrictions on new vaccines after the agency released a memo claiming that COVID shots were linked to the deaths of 10 children.
The internal memo, written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the F.D.A.’s vaccine division, was not publicly released, but was reported by the New York Times. The memo did not provide details of the claims, which vaccines were involved, or how the link to deaths was determined.
The numbers were based on a review of 96 deaths that occurred between 2021 and 2024 which were reported to VAERS — a reporting system that records adverse reactions, but is not designed to assign a cause.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad wrote to staff members. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
Next week, Kennedy’s hand-picked vaccine advisors are set to meet to overhaul the childhood vaccine schedule.
According to Prasad, the FDA will impose tougher standards for authorizing vaccines for pregnant women, and pneumonia vaccine makers will have to show their products reduce pneumonia and don’t merely generate antibodies.
Infectious disease doctors and health researchers insist that COVID vaccines remain safe and effective and have saved many lives, pointing to scores of peer-reviewed scientific articles and controlled trials.