A dozen former FDA commissioners and other experts weigh in, also debunking false claims about vaccines 

By G. A. McNeeley 

December 8, 2025 (Washington D.C.) -- In an internal memo obtained by CNN, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) chief medical & scientific officer said on November 28 that the FDA will change its vaccine approval process. Though Prasaid claimed this was due to 10 deaths of children linked to COVID vaccines, he provided no evidence of this and medical experts dispute those claims. He also issued unsubstantiated changes in recommendations for Hepatitis-B vaccines for infants, a change the American Medical Association calls “reckless.”