In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Center for Health Research hosted 9 teleconferences featuring COVID-19 researchers as speakers and discussants on different aspects of COVID-19 of importance to journalists. The main goal of this project was to help journalists understand the nuances of often conflicting information about COVID-19 research, to help ensure accurate media coverage.
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How Fauci and the NIH Got Ahead of the FDA and CDC in Backing Boosters
KHN, September 16, 2021: How did Fauci and the NIH and the White House get ahead of the FDA and CDC in backing boosters? NCHR’s president explains the conflicting perspectives. And when the data are not conclusive, the question is what is the best strategy for you? And to defeat the pandemic? They may not be the same.
Read More »NCHR’s Testimony to FDA Regarding Boosters for Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
September 17, 2021: The data provided for this meeting do not allow us to draw confident conclusions, and a premature decision will make it impossible to do the research necessary to draw scientific conclusions.
Read More »NCHR’s Testimony to FDA on Pediatric Covid Vaccines
June 10, 2021: We agree with the FDA’s assessment that the lower burden of disease for COVID-19 in pediatric populations warrants more stringent criteria for safety and efficacy of vaccines than for adults.
Read More »The FDA Cut Off COVID Vaccine Testing. That Was a Really Bad Idea.
Washington Monthly, March 26, 2021: Not since the polio vaccine became available in April 1955 have Americans been so excited about getting a shot. But behind the scenes, there’s a lot we don’t know because of a decision made back in December by the FDA. The agency allowed manufacturers to effectively stop their clinical trials as soon as they were authorized to market their vaccines, making it impossible to learn how long the vaccines work and for whom.
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