r/publichealth • u/GeologistBrave6866 • 4d ago

NEWS FDA Approves Updated Covid Vaccines With New Restrictions (Gift Article)

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/health/fda-covid-vaccines-rfk-jr.html?unlocked_article_code=1.hU8.6yH0.Gn_6VUEr6RpO&smid=url-share

Ugh.

In a social media post, Mr. Kennedy said the approvals accomplished the goals of keeping vaccines available to people who want them and of demanding that companies conduct placebo-controlled trials. One new, required study would examine “post-Covid-19 vaccination syndrome” in patients, a condition that has been noted in at least one small preliminary medical report, but is still a matter of pitched debate.

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u/peonyseahorse 4d ago

I would rather they focus on the long-term effects of long-covid, than post Covid vaccine syndrome. To draw attention to this seems like a scare tactic to put it on people's minds that the vaccine has major side effects.

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u/Whaaaooo 4d ago

Do you think they're not trying to use scare tactics to put it on people's minds that the vaccine has major side effects? I would bet my life on the fact they are using "post Covid vaccine syndrome" in order to scare people.