FDA Revokes EUA Status for COVID-19 Shots
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has revoked emergency use authorization (EUA) for the COVID-19 shots. The federal government had relied on the EUA status to justify release of the COVID-19 biologicals in December 2020 for public distribution without full licensure by the FDA.1 On Aug. 27, 2025, DHHS Secretary Robert F. […]
AAP and CDC Disagree on Vaccine Use Recommendations
Following new childhood vaccine use recommendations issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its own childhood vaccine schedule that differs from the CDC’s new recommendations.1 Citing “evidence based” guidelines, the AAP issued a press release stating, “It (the AAP childhood vaccine schedule) differs […]
DHHS Cancels $500 Million in Funding for mRNA Vaccine Development
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced on Aug. 5, 2025 that DHHS is canceling $500 million in vaccine development projects, specifically those using mRNA technology. The decision affects 22 projects, including contracts with Emory University and Tiba Biotech. Proposals from Pfizer, Sanofi Pasteur, CSL Seqirus, Gritstone, and others […]
Some States Take Action to Separate Access to Vaccines from Federal Recommendations
As U.S. federal government vaccine policy shifts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the direction of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., some state legislators are proposing legislation that separates access to vaccines from federal vaccine use recommendations.1 Under HHS Secretary Kennedy, sweeping changes have already […]
Expired COVID-19 Shots Repurposed for Biosensor Research
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pharmaceutical companies manufactured mRNA COVID-19 shots in massive quantities. While many of the shots were distributed and administered, a large number went unused, eventually expiring and being discarded. To avoid this type wastage in the future, researchers at the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology (FTMC) in Lithuania are proposing a […]
Government Agencies Ordered to Erase All Federal Employee COVID Vaccination Records
U.S. government agencies have been ordered to erase any records of employees’ COVID-19 vaccination status, noncompliance with pandemic-era mandates, or vaccine exemption requests, according to an Aug. 8, 2025 memo from U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor. Issued in response to recent litigation, the directive comes four years after the previous administration […]