#Latest news with #placeboTrialsWashington Post20-05-2025HealthWashington PostKennedy's placebo requirement for vaccine testing could cost livesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. in his hearing before Congress last week doubled down on his plans to revamp the vaccine approval process. The health and human services secretary claimed that no vaccines other than the coronavirus shots had been tested against a placebo, which he vowed to 'remedy.' An HHS spokesperson previously characterized conducting placebo-controlled trials as 'a radical departure from past practices.'
Washington Post20-05-2025HealthWashington PostKennedy's placebo requirement for vaccine testing could cost livesRobert F. Kennedy Jr. in his hearing before Congress last week doubled down on his plans to revamp the vaccine approval process. The health and human services secretary claimed that no vaccines other than the coronavirus shots had been tested against a placebo, which he vowed to 'remedy.' An HHS spokesperson previously characterized conducting placebo-controlled trials as 'a radical departure from past practices.'