FDA Investigation Into Child Deaths and COVID-19 Vaccination: What to Know

Federal officials acknowledged for the first time that COVID-19 vaccines resulted in deaths among children.

The Food and Drug Administration has concluded that at least 10 deaths of children were related to COVID-19 vaccination.

It’s the first time federal officials have determined that COVID-19 vaccines played a role in the deaths of minors.

“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Vinay Prasad said in an internal memorandum sent on Nov. 28 and obtained by The Epoch Times.

Prasad, head of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, was one of the early opponents of keeping COVID-19 vaccines available for younger people. He has has supported COVID-19 vaccination for seniors and younger people with underlying conditions.

The FDA regulates vaccines and drugs, and the new finding means there will be changes moving forward, regulators said.

Here’s what to know.

Argentina Announces Withdrawal From WHO

By Owen Evens

The Argentine government has announced its decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) in response to the “catastrophic” economic impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns.

In a statement shared on social media platform X on Feb. 5, the office of Argentine President Javier Milei [president's photo pictured here] stated that the COVID-19 lockdowns were one of the greatest economic catastrophes in world history, citing the severe and lasting impact on global economies as Argentina’s primary reason for pulling out.

“The WHO was established in 1948 to coordinate global health emergency responses, but it failed its most significant test: it promoted indefinite quarantines without scientific backing during the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement reads in English translation.

“These quarantines caused one of the largest economic catastrophes in world history.”