COVID Vaccine Package Labels ‘Severely Outdated’: Coalition of Health Experts Petition FDA to Update

COVID Vaccine Package Labels ‘Severely Outdated’: Coalition of Health Experts Petition FDA to Update
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Marina Zhang
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A health expert coalition published a citizen petition on Jan. 31 requesting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to update COVID-19 vaccine package labels with the most recent data on safety and efficacy.

In the filed petition, coalition members argued that the labels are outdated; recent safety and efficacy clinical data have not been included, and adverse events such as sudden cardiac deaths and pulmonary embolisms should also be added.

Marina Zhang
Marina Zhang
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Marina Zhang is a health writer for The Epoch Times, based in New York. She mainly covers stories on COVID-19 and the healthcare system and has a bachelors in biomedicine from The University of Melbourne. Contact her at [email protected].
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