This week in health care politics and policy: Peering inside the FDA, HHS sued over Covid shot guidance, how the hospital lobby lost on Trump's tax cut bill.

The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.

Since no COVID shots are approved for kids under 6 months, "any protection must come from transfer of maternal antibodies, either from vaccination during pregnancy or prior infection," MacNeil said.

FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff Dr. Vinay Prasad personally intervened to place restrictions on COVID shots from vaccine makers.

The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use of two Covid-19 vaccines, newly released documents show.

The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it has expanded existing warnings on the two leading COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart side effect mainly seen in young men.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and a top deputy recently restricted annual COVID-19 shots to seniors and other Americans at higher risk from the virus.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and a top deputy recently restricted annual COVID-19 shots to seniors and other Americans at higher risk from the virus.

Discover the latest FDA warning updates for COVID vaccines including increased health risks and new restrictions for healthy adults.

The FDA has expanded existing warnings on the two leading COVID-19 vaccines about a rare heart side effect mainly seen in young men.