Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Marty Makary said on April 24 that he would support Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. if he moves to withdraw the federal government’s recommendation for children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
“Most Americans do not believe in the COVID booster shot for young, healthy children at this point,” Makary said during remarks at Semafor’s World Economy Summit. “So if he [Kennedy] does something with the COVID vaccine in children, I think it’ll be warmly welcomed by a lot of Americans.”
Makary, a vocal critic of vaccine mandates during the pandemic, said he continues to believe vaccines save lives. He also noted that he has not received any COVID-19 boosters himself. He also confirmed that the FDA has no current plans to restrict access to the abortion pill mifepristone, although the agency remains open to reviewing new safety data….