A committee member told Reuters that a committee meeting advises the US Food and Drug Administration on the policy of vaccine had been canceled. This is the second such as the Consultative Committee for Federal Vaccies since Robert Fe became. Kennedy Junior is a health official in the country earlier this month.
The committee member, Dr. Paul Ofit, said that the FDA Consultative Committee meeting and related biological products were scheduled to be held on March 13, but FDA sent an email on Wednesday to cancel it. Ofit said the committee was appointed to discuss the selection of the strains that will be included in influenza virus vaccines for the 2025 influenza season to 2026.
He said no reason to cancel was given.
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Dr. Stanley Birman, another member of the committee, said that he has not yet been notified of the cancellation, but he expected this because the meeting has not yet been announced in the federal registry. He said he heard about canceling another member of a committee.
Perman said that influenza vaccines – especially those made in chicken eggs – may take time to produce them and that it will be important to schedule the meeting soon so that vaccine makers can prepare bullets for the next influenza season.
“I think we do not have much time,” said Birman.
He added that he had been notified that a separate meeting was canceled, a planned sub -committee later in March.
“There are a lot of disturbances that occur in the food and drug administration, CDC and NIH. Birman said:” I don’t know what is the basis of (cancellation). “
The FDA spokesperson (FDA) and the Health and Human Services Department immediately did not respond to the suspension requests.
The move comes after Kennedy as Minister of Health and Humanitarian Services confirmed earlier this month despite his criticism of agencies under his supervision, including centers of control and prevention control. Kennedy denied that he was “a toxic control” and said he would not prevent Americans from obtaining vaccination.
Last week, HHS announced that a meeting of the consultants for the Center for Disease Control of the vaccine was postponed to allow more general comments.
