Former FDA Leaders Unite Against Proposed Vaccine Rule Changes

Twelve former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioners have publicly criticized a Trump administration plan to change vaccine policy. They expressed their concerns in a formal article published by the *New England Journal of Medicine*. The former officials stated they are “deeply concerned” by a leaked government memo. The document came from the office of the administration’s chief scientific officer. Their united public statement is highly unusual. It signals major alarm within the scientific and regulatory community about the potential policy shift. The former commissioners oversee decades of FDA leadership across both Republican and Democratic presidents. They argue that changing the rules could undermine public trust in vaccine safety reviews.