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Hospitals discover a surprise in their vaccine deliveries: extra doses
16 December 2020 - Pharmacists have found that they can squeeze an additional dose from some of the glass vials that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Dec 2020
FDA committee to meet again Thursday for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine
14 December 2020 - A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will meet for the second time in a week to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2020
Walgreens statement regarding FDA emergency use authorisation of COVID-19 vaccine
11 December 2020 - Walgreens is preparing to immediately bring vaccines to high priority populations, as determined by the Centers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2020
First coronavirus vaccines head to states, starting historic effort
12 December 2020 - Distributing supplies is a daunting logistical challenge, involving sophisticated tracking equipment, military contingencies and tight security. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Dec 2020
FDA takes key action in fight against COVID-19 by issuing emergency use authorisation for first COVID-19 vaccine
11 December 2020 - Action follows thorough evaluation of available safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality information by FDA career scientists, input ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Dec 2020
Pfizer and BioNTech receive FDA Advisory Committee vote supporting potential first emergency use authorisation for vaccine to combat COVID-19 in the U.S
10 December 2020 - FDA expected to make a decision on Emergency Use Authorization in the coming days. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2020
Pfizer plans to file for full FDA approval of COVID-19 vaccine in April 2021
11 December 2020 - Pfizer said on Thursday it planned to file for full U.S. approval of its experimental coronavirus ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2020
FDA holds advisory committee meeting to discuss authorisation of COVID-19 vaccine candidate as part of Agency’s review of safety and effectiveness data
10 December 2020 - The following is attributed to FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2020
COVID-19 vaccine trial deaths were not related to treatment: Pfizer
9 December 2020 - Two people who received Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine died during clinical trials, but the pharma giant says ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2020
Blunders eroded U.S. confidence in early vaccine front-runner
8 December 2020 - The Oxford-AstraZeneca effort held great promise to help arrest the pandemic. But a series of miscues caused ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2020
US FDA accepts for priority review the biologics license application for Pfizer’s investigational 20 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for adults 18 years of age and older
8 December 2020 - If approved, the vaccine will help protect adults against 20 serotypes responsible for the majority of invasive ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2020
Trump Administration passed on chance to secure more of Pfizer vaccine
7 December 2020 - The pharmaceutical company offered the government a chance to lock in additional supplies before its vaccine was ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Dec 2020
Pfizer's vaccine offers COVID-19 protection after first dose, FDA says
9 December 2020 - Pfizer has cleared the next hurdle in the race to get its COVID-19 vaccine approved for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Dec 2020
FDA could authorise Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine this week as U.S. deaths surge
7 December 2020 - An FDA advisory group is scheduled to convene on Thursday to review Pfizer’s vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Dec 2020
The elderly vs. essential workers: who should get the coronavirus vaccine first?
5 December 2020 - The C.D.C. will soon decide which group to recommend next, and the debate over the trade-offs is ...