The US FDA is investigating deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines, a probe initiated under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON: The US Food and Drug Administration is conducting a broad investigation into deaths potentially linked to Covid-19 vaccines.
A spokesperson for Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr confirmed the probe on Tuesday.
“FDA is doing a thorough investigation, across multiple age groups, of deaths potentially related to COVID vaccines,” said department spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
The review was initially intended to focus on possible child deaths.
It sparked controversy after the leak of an internal memo in late November.
That document, attributed to a senior FDA official, claimed Covid vaccines are linked to at least 10 infant deaths without providing evidence.
The efficacy and safety of Covid vaccines have been extensively studied worldwide.
Health authorities globally acknowledge rare severe side effects that do not undermine the vaccines’ overall benefits.
Nixon declined to specify the investigation’s methods, data, or timeline for completion.
Experts have voiced concern over FDA actions under Kennedy, known for spreading misinformation.
In 2023, Kennedy called the vaccines deadly and made unfounded claims about the virus being ethnically “targeted”. – AFP
