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/[deleted] 4d ago

As someone who works in clinical research, I can confirm that placebos are already being utilized as controls. This guy is a fucking idiot.

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u/RamsHead91 4d ago

These fucking morons also don't understand the placebos don't have to be negatives. They can be something we understand the value of and reaction to.

For examples in alot of studies for updating vaccines for non-seasonal stable viruses the placebo is an older, understood and approved vaccine. The new one is then compared to the old one.

This is also more ethical then telling someone they are vaccinated and sending them into the world. For COVID they had to use saline because they did have a previously working control

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u/rachellethebelle 4d ago

I would love to see RFKJr to spell “equipoise” and then define it.