{"id":22989,"date":"2025-11-30T01:49:55","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:49:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/2025\/11\/30\/covid-shots-killed-10-kids-fda-vows-new-rules\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T01:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T06:49:56","slug":"covid-shots-killed-10-kids-fda-vows-new-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/miami\/2025\/11\/30\/covid-shots-killed-10-kids-fda-vows-new-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid Shots Killed 10 Kids, FDA Vows New Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

FDA Claims Covid Shots Killed 10 Children and Vows New Vaccine Rules<\/h1>\n

Introduction to the FDA’s Claim<\/h2>\n

The director of the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s vaccine division, Dr. Vinay Prasad, told agency staff in a memo that an internal review found that at least 10 children died \u201cafter and because of receiving\u201d the Covid vaccine. The 3,000-word memo, obtained by NBC News, was written by Dr. Prasad, director of the FDA\u2019s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. In it, Prasad claims that agency staff determined that \u201cno fewer than 10\u201d of 96 child deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS, between 2021 and 2024 were \u201crelated\u201d to Covid vaccination. He said the true numbers could be higher, accusing the agency of ignoring the safety concerns for years.<\/p>\n

Details of the Memo<\/h2>\n

The memo, sent Friday, did not include the children\u2019s ages or medical histories, timelines or documentation for the deaths he references and does not identify the manufacturer of the vaccine. The FDA\u2019s findings have not been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
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\nPrasad suggests that the child deaths were tied to myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, but doesn\u2019t include evidence to support the claim.<\/p>\n

Experts Push Back<\/h2>\n

Experts who reviewed the memo say it is misusing information from VAERS, an unverified reporting system that allows anyone, including doctors, patients and caregivers, to submit entries about adverse events they believe are linked to vaccines. The system\u2019s own website warns that submissions can contain inaccurate, incomplete or biased information.
\n\u201cThis is sort of science by press release,\u201d said Dr. Paul Offit, a pediatrician and the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia, calling the memo \u201cirresponsible\u201d and \u201cdangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n

Proposed Changes to Vaccine Evaluation<\/h2>\n

The memo uses highly ideological language, repeatedly characterizing Covid vaccine requirements for schools and employers as \u201ccoercive,\u201d calling past agency decisions \u201cdishonest,\u201d and arguing that vaccine regulation \u201cmay have harmed more children than we saved.\u201d At one point, Prasad instructs staff who disagree with his conclusions to resign. He outlined a series of proposed changes to how the FDA evaluates vaccines. He said the agency would revisit how annual flu shots are evaluated, calling the current process an \u201cevidence-based catastrophe of low quality evidence.\u201d He also said pneumonia vaccine makers \u201cwill have to show their products reduce pneumonia (at least in the post-market setting), and not merely generate antibody titers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reaction from Former FDA Officials<\/h2>\n

Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA\u2019s former vaccine chief who was ousted by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. earlier this year, said the agency is misusing the database and the claims are right out of what he calls the \u201canti-vaccine playbook.\u201d The FDA uses the database to look for early \u201csignals\u201d \u2014 patterns that might suggest a possible safety issue, Marks told NBC News. It was one of the tools the agency used to identify a rare blood clotting condition linked to Johnson & Johnson\u2019s Covid vaccine, he said.<\/p>\n

Scientific Consensus on Covid Vaccines<\/h2>\n

Extensive research has found that the Covid vaccines are safe for children and protect against severe illness. A 2023 analysis in JAMA Pediatrics reviewed 17 studies covering more than 10 million children ages 5 to 11 who got Pfizer\u2019s or Moderna\u2019s Covid vaccines. Vaccinated kids had a lower risk of infection and hospitalization compared to those who weren\u2019t vaccinated. A 2024 study in Nature Communications also found no increased risk of serious adverse events in young kids after Covid vaccination. It did identify a small increased risk of myocarditis in teen boys after the first two days.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

The FDA’s claim that Covid shots killed 10 children has sparked controversy and debate among experts. While the memo presents a troubling picture, many experts argue that it misuses data from VAERS and ignores the scientific consensus on the safety and efficacy of Covid vaccines. The proposed changes to vaccine evaluation may have significant implications for public health policy, and it remains to be seen how these changes will be implemented and what their effects will be.<\/p>\n

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