What Happened
Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F.
Why It Matters
Kennedy Jr.—who has long dismissed reams of data on lifesaving vaccines as being insufficient to prove safety—is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on over a dozen injectable peptide treatments.
Key Details
- The treatments have little to no efficacy data behind them and were previously banned by the FDA for posing significant safety risks.
- Kennedy is a self-proclaimed "big fan" of the risky treatments.
- Peptides, generally, are chains of amino acids linked together with peptide bonds, a link between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another.
- Bioactive peptides can have a range of cellular functions and influence various biochemical processes.
Background Context
Anti-vaccine Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—who has long dismissed reams of data on lifesaving vaccines as being insufficient to prove safety—is pushing the Food and Drug Administration to lift restrictions on over a dozen injectable peptide treatments. The treatments have little to no efficacy data behind them and were previously banned by the FDA for posing significant safety risks. Kennedy is a self-proclaimed "big fan" of the risky treatments. Peptides, generally, are chains of amino acids linked together with peptide bonds, a link between the carboxyl group of one amino acid and the amino group of another. Bioactive peptides can have a range of cellular functions and influence v
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Source: Ars Technica – All content – Original Link
Source: Ars Technica – All content
