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Prasad a respins aplicația pentru vaccinul antigripal Moderna, contrar experților FDA

13 Feb 2026
2 minute min
Elena Dumitrescu

Un raport exclusiv al statnews.com dezvăluie că Vinay Prasad, un înalt oficial al Administrației SUA pentru Alimente și Medicamente (FDA), a ignorat recomandările personalului agenției și a respins aplicația Moderna pentru un nou vaccin antigripal. Aceasta este o nouă dovadă că Prasad impune o examinare mai riguroasă asupra vaccinurilor.

👉 Recomandări interne contrazise de oficialii FDA

Informații din interiorul agenției arată că o echipă de cercetători din cadrul FDA era pregătită să analizeze aplicația Moderna, iar David Kaslow, șeful biroului de vaccinuri, a redactat un memoriu detaliat care explica de ce FDA ar trebui să demareze evaluarea. Deciziile de a contrazice personalul și de a respinge aplicația reprezintă ultimele exemple ale atitudinii lui Prasad față de vaccinuri, care sunt acum supuse unei supravegheri mai stricte.

👉 Controlul asupra supravegherii vaccinurilor în mâinile conducerii FDA

Acest scepticism față de vaccinuri pare să aibă originea în conducerea agenției, având în vedere că secretarul sănătății, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., este un critic cunoscut al vaccinurilor. Prasad, împreună cu un alt oficial de rang înalt, Tracy Beth Høeg, a preluat controlul asupra supravegherii vaccinurilor, îndepărtând competențele funcționarilor civili.

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