A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...

Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.

But newer versions of the shots may not go through the same process, because it is considered unethical to withhold a shot known to be safe from a particular group, and because the shot is only being ...

FRIDAY, May 2, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to change how ...

The World Health Organization on Thursday said that "extremely high" safety standards are already applied in the development ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says it will require placebo testing of "all new vaccines," raising questions ...

The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 shots.

A real-world study of peanut oral immunotherapy in children younger than 3 has shown the approach is safe and effective at ...

The potential change outlined in a statement would require all new vaccines to undergo placebo testing, sparking concerns ...

The department will now require all new vaccines to undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials, meaning some people ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Thursday announced plans to require all new vaccines to be tested against placebos ...