A new top Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official said on May 8 that vaccines are good but that they need to be backed by evidence.
In his first comments since being named the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Dr. Vinay Prasad said that the FDA is going to have a standard of “solid evidence” when dealing with vaccines.
“I think vaccines are like drugs, which is that when given at the right time and the right moment to the right person, they’re life-saving,” Prasad said. “But just like drugs, they need to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and always take into the context that you’re giving.”…