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FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval ...
Top FDA vaccine official rejected broad use of Covid-19 shots, documents show
The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use ...
RFK Jr.'s FDA officials overrode career staff to limit COVID shots
The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.
FDA adds new warning to COVID vaccines: Here's why, info on 'razor blade throat' and more
As a new variant that causes 'razor blade throat' spreads, the FDA updates vaccine warnings to include information on heart ...
FDA expanding COVID vaccine warnings over rare heart side effect
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now requiring two common COVID-19 vaccines to update their warning labels to include ...
FDA requires updated warning about rare heart risk with COVID shots
U.S. health officials have expanded warnings about a rare heart side effect associated with the two leading COVID-19 vaccines ...
What is myocarditis? What to know about heart risk warning related to COVID-19 vaccines
The FDA has updated labels on the top two COVID-19 vaccines to warn of a rare heart side effect, mostly seen in young men.
FDA Plans to Limit COVID-19 Vaccines to High-Risk Groups
In an editorial article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the newly appointed head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and research at the FDA, and Dr. Martin ...
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FDA signs off on updated Covid-19 vaccines that target circulating variants - CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to updated Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. The updated vaccines are each approved for people 12 ...
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Covid: Pfizer Full FDA Approval and What It Means for Vaccine Mandates - Rolling Stone
On Monday morning, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted full approval to the first Covid-19 vaccine — a significant milestone in the ongoing fight to end the pandemic. Eight months ...
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FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation - CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded warning labels with more information about the risk of a rare heart ...