MAY 21, 2025

FDA Announces New 'Regulatory Framework' for COVID-19 Vaccines

This article was modified on May 22 to clarify some points.

By Fran Kritz

With On May 20, the FDA announced a new regulatory framework for COVID-19 vaccines that restricts access to the shots to older adults and younger people who have at least one risk factor for severe disease. 

Vinayak Prasad, MD, MPH, the director of the FDA