Health Secretary Shares Concerns About Efficacy of Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine After FDA Delay

Contact Your Elected Officials
The Epoch Times Header

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the vaccine is not effective.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a new interview that Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is not effective, his first comments since regulators missed a deadline to approve the shot.

“We’re looking at that vaccine. It is a single antigen vaccine, and for respiratory illnesses, the single antigen vaccines have never worked,” Kennedy told CBS in an interview released on April 9.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was supposed to decide whether to grant Novavax’s license application by April 2, the Maryland-based company has said. The firm makes one of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States, and the only one that does not use messenger ribonucleic acid technology.

The FDA has not said why the deadline passed without a decision.

An official with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which Kennedy heads, previously told The Epoch Times in an email that “any delays to the FDA’s independent review process for the Novavax are a result of scientific review to ensure safety and efficacy.” The FDA is part of HHS.

Kennedy was asked in the new interview if the delay stemmed from a lack of personnel, after the departure of Dr. Peter Marks, among others. Marks led the FDA’s office in charge of reviewing vaccines.

“We are actually shifting our priorities to multiple antigen vaccines. And NIH is already working on a number of those,” Kennedy said, referring to another HHS division, the National Institutes of Health.

In an April 10 statement, Novavax said, “As we have previously stated, we believe that our Biologics License Application (BLA) for our COVID-19 vaccine included robust Phase 3 clinical trial data that showed our vaccine is safe and effective for the prevention of COVID-19.”

It pointed to a clinical trial conducted by the company that recorded 14 cases of COVID-19 among vaccine recipients and 63 cases among recipients of a placebo, as well as a second trial that found the efficacy of the vaccine was 79.5 percent among adolescents.

“We have not yet received an official response from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the status of our BLA,” the company said.

By Zachary Stieber

Read Full Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Timeshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/
Tired of biased news? The Epoch Times is truthful, factual news that other media outlets don't report. No spin. No agenda. Just honest journalism like it used to be.

Five Reasons Why The Latest Czech Elections Were So Important

Populist-nationalist politician Andrej Babis is poised to return to the premiership after his party's victory. Here are 5 reasons why this is so important.

Bad Bunny is the NFL’s Latest Insult

After years of advocating social justice causes, the NFL chose left wing, gender fluid rapper Bad Bunny to headline the next Super Bowl. Does the NFL want conservatives fans?

Scheduling collides with legacy

The ACC’s footprint now sprawls from Boston and Miami to Salt Lake City and the San Francisco Bay, defying both geography and its own name.

The Paradoxical Patriot: The political odyssey of Frank S. Meyer

In his book, Daniel J. Flynn examines the ideological evolution of one of conservatism’s most paradoxical and overlooked architects, Frank S. Meyer. 

This Is America: Target™ Reparations

“This Is America” explores the cultural undercurrents pulling Western...

Judge Upholds Nassau County Ban on Transgender Athletes in Women’s Sports

A New York judge on Oct. 6 upheld a Long Island county law banning male athletes from participating in women’s sports at county-run facilities.

Takeaways From Pam Bondi’s Testimony Before Senate Panel

AG Pam Bondi testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee, defending some of the Justice Department’s moves while sparring with Democratic senators.

FBI Surveilled 8 GOP Members of Congress, Document Shows

The FBI surveilled Republican senators as part of its Arctic Frost investigation, a newly disclosed document shows.

Acting CDC Director Calls on Manufacturers to Break MMR Vaccine Into Separate Shots

A commonly used combination vaccine against measles should be replaced with separate shots, the acting director of the CDC said on Oct. 6.

Trump Says He May Invoke Insurrection Act in Portland If Necessary

President Donald Trump on Oct. 6 said he may consider invoking the Insurrection Act in Portland, Oregon, if necessary.

Trump: All Medium, Heavy Duty Trucks Entering US Will See 25 Percent Tariff on Nov. 1

President Trump announced on Monday that all medium and heavy-duty trucks entering the United States will see a 25 percent tariff starting on Nov. 1.

Treasury Names Social Security Commissioner as CEO of IRS

Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent announced that Frank Bisignano, the head of the Social Security Administration (SSA), will also serve as CEO of the IRS.

Agencies Terminated, Descoped 94 Wasteful Contracts With $8.5 Billion Ceiling Value, Says DOGE

Various federal government agencies have terminated and descoped 94 wasteful contracts over the past five days, DOGE said in an Oct. 4 post on X.
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

MAGA Business Central