Aug. 27 (UPI) -- The federal government signed-off on the latest round of COVID-19 vaccines, but new limits were set on which Americans can get them after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fulfilled many of his promises to reshape U.S. vaccine policy.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ended its authorization for the broad use of COVID-19 shots, clearing them only for patients at higher risk of severe illness, and those age 65 and older -- or younger adults with at least one underlying health condition who would qualify.
"The emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines, once used to justify broad mandates on the general public during the Biden administration, are now rescinded," Kennedy stated early Wednesday afternoon in a post on X.
Kennedy said the American people "demanded science, safety and common sense," and he claimed this new framework "delivers all three."
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