RFK Jr.: FDA rescinds emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., announced Wednesday that the Food and Drug Administration rescinded emergency use authorizations for COVID-19 vaccines.

"I promised 4 things: 1. to end covid vaccine mandates. 2. to keep vaccines available to people who want them, especially the vulnerable. 3. to demand placebo-controlled trials from companies. 4. to end the emergency," Kennedy posted on X.

"In a series of FDA actions today we accomplished all four goals. The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded," added. 

"FDA has now issued marketing authorization for those at higher risk: Moderna (6+ months), Pfizer (5+), and Novavax (12+). These vaccines are available for all patients who choose them after consulting with their doctors," he continued. "The American people demanded science, safety, and common sense. This framework delivers all three."

Kennedy thanked FDA Director Marty Makary for his leadership.