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Trump Administration Links COVID Vaccines to Child Deaths, Stocks Plunge

9/12/2025

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Health officials from the Trump administration plan to connect COVID-19 vaccines to the deaths of 25 children, citing unverified reports from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Following this report, shares of Pfizer and Moderna dropped significantly.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary confirmed an investigation into these claims, lacking specific data.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reduced vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
The CDC states that VAERS data does not prove causality and needs further investigation.

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Health officials from the Trump administration plan to connect COVID-19 vaccines to the deaths of 25 children, citing unverified reports from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Following this report, shares of Pfizer and Moderna dropped significantly.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary confirmed an investigation into these claims, lacking specific data.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has reduced vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women.
The CDC states that VAERS data does not prove causality and needs further investigation.