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EPISODE · May 6, 2025 · 19 MIN

Will RFK’s New Vaccine Policy Cancel Fall COVID Shots?

from Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast · host WNYC Studios

Last week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Food and Drug Administration would require all new vaccines to be tested against placebos and to develop new vaccines without using mRNA technology.On Today's Show:Christina Jewett, reporter covering Food and Drug Administration forThe New York Times, explains what that will mean for future drugs, including COVID-19 booster shots, plus more FDA-related news headlines. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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A new RFK Jr. policy would require all new vaccines to be tested against placebos and to develop new vaccines without using mRNA technology.

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