Tag: FDA
An FDA Advisory Panel is Discussing Ways to Evolve the US Vaccine Strategy
A federal advisory committee of outside experts is meeting Wednesday to help fashion the U.S. coronavirus vaccine strategy for the rest of the year, a [...]
F.D.A. Allows Second Coronavirus Boosters for Everyone 50 and Older
WASHINGTON — Federal regulators authorized second booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus vaccines on Tuesday for everyone 50 and [...]
Top FDA official says fully vaccinated Americans may need more Covid shots this fall
Nathan Jacobs, of Boston gets his Covid Booster shot from Sassy Yogurtian at City Hall on December 9, 2021 in, in Boston, MA.Stuart Cahill | MediaNews [...]
FDA authorizes fourth Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine doses for people age 50 and older
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized fourth Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccine doses for everyone age 50 and older, amid uncertainty over whe [...]
FDA advisory committee to discuss future of Covid boosters
A nurses fills up syringes for patients as they receive their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccination during a Pfizer-BioNTech vaccination [...]
Senate confirms Biden FDA pick Califf, despite objections to drug industry ties
The Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as Food and Drug Administration commissioner on Tuesday, over objections to his pharmaceutical industr [...]
Senate Confirms Califf as F.D.A. Chief in Tight Vote
The Senate on Tuesday narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, a key federal agency that has been wit [...]
FDA plan to fast-track Pfizer vaccine for kids under 5 fails
Parents of children under 5 will have to wait until at least April to get their kids vaccinated against Covid-19, after the Food and Drug Administrati [...]
In Reversal, F.D.A. Delays Push for Shots for Children Under 5
Norman W. Baylor, a former director of the F.D.A.’s vaccines office, said the agency had been “reactionary” on a highly delicate issue, perhaps becaus [...]
Pfizer delays FDA application to expand Covid vaccine to kids under 5 until April
Pfizer and BioNTech on Friday said they were delaying their request for the Food and Drug Administration to authorize their Covid-19 vaccine for child [...]
F.D.A. Clears Monoclonal Antibody Drug From Eli Lilly
With Covid treatments still in short supply in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave emergency authorization to a new mon [...]
FDA committee votes against Eli Lilly cancer treatment over concerns trials conducted only in China
The outside of the Food and Drug Administration headquarters is seen in White Oak, Md.Al Drago | CQ Roll Call | Getty ImagesA Food and Drug Administra [...]
Is the FDA too cautious? Exploring its Covid-19 record and pre-pandemic history
Nobody is happy with the FDA.
Almost a year ago, Vox’s Dylan Scott reported that the Food and Drug Administration had been “demoralized and tarnis [...]
F.D.A. Nominee Faces Steep Climb to Senate Confirmation
The White House is facing pressure from prominent lawmakers over its pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration, with abortion foes urging Republic [...]
Pfizer Asks F.D.A. to Clear 2 Vaccine Doses for Young Children as a Start
Albert Bourla, Pfizer’s chairman and chief executive, said in a statement that “ultimately, we believe that three doses of the vaccine will be needed [...]