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FDA reportedly hopes to fully approve Pfizer’s Covid vaccine by Labor Day
3 August 2021 - Federal regulators are aiming to grant full approval to Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by early September, the New ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Aug 2021
The FDA finally gets moving on Pfizer
2 August 2021 - The agency will now ‘sprint’ to grant full vaccine approval. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Aug 2021
FDA under pressure to grant full approval to COVID-19 vaccines
1 August 2021 - Some schools, hospitals and employers are hesitant to mandate vaccines while shots are still only authorized for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
FDA authorises REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody therapy for post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19
30 July 2021 - The U.S. FDA today revised the emergency use authorisation for REGEN-COV (casirivimab and imdevimab, administered together) authorising ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2021
FDA says it's working as fast as possible to fully approve vaccines, as urgency rises amid COVID-19 surge
29 July 2021 - The US FDA insists it is working as quickly as possible to review applications for full ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2021
FDA authorizes baricitinib alone as treatment for COVID-19
28 July 2021 - Today, the U.S. FDA revised the Emergency Use Authorisation for baricitinib (Olumiant) now authorising baricitinib alone for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2021
FDA asks Pfizer, Moderna to test their vaccines in more children to help rule out safety issues
26 July 2021 - Federal regulators have requested that vaccine companies expand their trials to test coronavirus shots in several ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 26 Jul 2021
Full FDA approval is needed to overcome vaccine hesitancy
26 July 2021 - As the Delta variant spreads, what is the agency waiting for? ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Jul 2021
U.S. FDA grants priority review for the biologics license application for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
16 July 2021 - Pfizer and BioNTech today announced that the U.S. FDA granted priority review designation for the biologics license ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2021
FDA to announce new warning on J&J COVID vaccine related to a rare auto-immune disorder, report says
12 July 2021 - About 100 preliminary reports of Guillain-Barre syndrome have been detected after 12.8 million doses of the J&J ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 12 Jul 2021
Experts warn full FDA COVID-19 vaccine approval is no quick fix for hesitancy
12 July 2021 - The FDA issuing full approval for two COVID-19 vaccines might not be the game changer it’s ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jul 2021
Pfizer plans to request FDA approval for COVID booster shot in August
9 Jul 2021 - Pfizer plans to request US emergency authorisation in August for a third booster dose of its ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jul 2021
It’s time for the FDA to fully approve the mRNA vaccines
1 July 2021 - Here’s a paradox: a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, aducanumab, gets approved by the FDA through an ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Jun 2021
United States to spend $4.2 billion on anti-viral pills and other treatments for COVID-19
18 June 2021 - The United States is devoting $US3.2 billion ($4.2 billion) to speed development of antiviral pills to treat ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Jun 2021
A life-saving new drug for COVID-19 is found
16 June 2021 - But only rich countries will benefit, and even they will struggle to get hold of it. ...