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turbinetree

(26,422 posts)
Wed May 28, 2025, 10:29 AM May 28

I posted what I thought was the bases from two articles that people over the age of 65 had to get a

prescription for Covid shots and those with children or were pregnant did not need to get a the Covid 19.....I read that information wrong .......or to make harder for some to get the covid19 vaccines.............the below article if I read right is that they want to use a clinical trials with placebos ................I apologize in advance............

https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/05/20/nx-s1-5405013/fda-covid-vaccine-limits

The Food and Drug Administration is taking a new approach to COVID-19 vaccines that would prioritize immunizations for people at highest risk for serious complications from the disease but could make it harder for many other people to get the shots.

The new strategy would continue the current vaccine approval process for people ages 65 and older and younger people with health problems that put them at high risk, according to an article published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine. But the FDA will now require vaccine manufacturers to conduct additional large studies to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the vaccines for children and younger healthy adults.


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I posted what I thought was the bases from two articles that people over the age of 65 had to get a (Original Post) turbinetree May 28 OP
Clinical trials with placebos is the gold standard of research Fiendish Thingy May 28 #1
Thank you.............. turbinetree May 28 #2

Fiendish Thingy

(20,217 posts)
1. Clinical trials with placebos is the gold standard of research
Wed May 28, 2025, 11:26 AM
May 28

Trials are separate from going to the pharmacy to get vaccinated.

Trial participants know they are in a trial and know they could get a placebo.

There is nothing sneaky about this, just an extra burden and obstacle for approving new vaccines for younger people.

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