- The FDA blocked publication of studies on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 and shingles vaccines, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services.
- The CDC scrapped a peer-reviewed study showing COVID-19 vaccines sharply reduce the risk of emergency care and hospitalization.
- Two FDA studies on COVID-19 vaccines were withdrawn from medical journals at the direction of FDA officials.
- Studies on the Shingrix shingles vaccine were also blocked from submission to a drug safety conference.
- HHS said the studies were withdrawn because the authors drew broad conclusions not supported by the data.