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Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines As of May 2025, the US FDA has limited COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to people ages 65 years and up and those under 65 with a “high-risk” condition, leading to confusion among the public, physicians, and pharmacists about who can get […]
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Are the medications you take safe?
Are the medications you take safe? A Harvard University physician-researcher, Jerry Avorn, argues that the FDA’s approval process for prescription drugs needs to be strengthened. The Accelerated Approval Program, introduced in the 1990s, has allowed over half of new drugs onto the market without rigorous proof of effectiveness. Avorn cites numerous examples of ineffective or […]
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