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FDA suppressed taxpayer-funded vaccine safety studies
The FDA blocked publication of several government-funded studies that found Covid-19 and shingles vaccines to be safe, with serious side effects confirmed as rare across millions of patient records. An HHS spokesperson confirmed the suppression, raising immediate questions about political interference in public health science under the current administration. The studies were conducted by FDA's own scientists.
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