>Except for vaccines. Docs and Pharma shielded there. Parents take all the risks
Another important point for people to understand here is that each branch of the FDA has its own evolutionary history of regulatory requirements for approval. For example, the CNS division is relatively more advanced than other branches, due, in part, to the controversy surrounding the increased risk of suicidality in those prescribed SSRI medications. As a result, the regulatory requirements for demonstrating efficacy and safety for FDA approval of a new CNS drug are much higher than what is necessary for approval of a drug to treat say urinary incontinence. The worst of these divisions in terms of public safety is the division in charge of vaccine approval which has relatively far less regulatory requirements. The reason for this problem is that feedback loop which mandates the evolution of more stringent requirements for demonstrating safety and efficacy has been eliminated by removing the legal liability for the vaccine developers as well as the doctors who prescribe them. Sealing the records of the government's sanctioned secret vaccine courts (>3 billion paid to harmed families to date) also eliminates the potential for better regulatory guidance.
So people wonder why there are so many vaccines being developed and approved, while R&D is stagnant in other areas of medicine. Basic economics. Investors are far more likely to invest in developing a new vaccine because there is virtually no risk and a fast track to market.