Tag: FDA
Pfizer to Ask FDA to Authorize Covid-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are expected as soon as Tuesday to ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a coronavirus vaccine for childre [...]
How the U.S. is trying to fix its at-home Covid testing problem
The latest Covid-19 wave during the busy holiday travel season caught the U.S. flat-footed when it came to one key tool in its pandemic-fighting arsen [...]
Fauci says FDA could authorize Pfizer’s Covid vaccine for kids under 5 in the next month
Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks about the Omicron coronavirus variant during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, December 1, 2021.Kevin Lamarq [...]
Senate Panel OKs Califf Nomination for F.D.A. Chief
A key Senate committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Dr. Robert Califf to become commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to the full [...]
FDA shortens Moderna booster waiting period to 5 months for adults
A healthcare worker prepares a syringe with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site operated by SOMOS Community Care during the C [...]
FDA expands Pfizer booster eligibility to kids ages 12 to 15, authorizes third shots at 5 months
Dash Hunger, 12, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine at the Jewish Federation/JARC's offices in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, on May 13, 20 [...]
FDA extends emergency use authorization for Pfizer booster to 12 – 15-year-olds
The food and drug administration has extended the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer booster shot to include 12-15 year olds. The authoriza [...]
F.D.A. Plans to Allow 12- to 15-Year-Olds to Receive Pfizer Boosters
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is planning to broaden eligibility for coronavirus vaccine booster doses on Monday, allowing 12- to 1 [...]
FDA authorizes Pfizer’s Covid treatment pill, the first oral antiviral drug cleared during the pandemic
The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorization Wednesday to Pfizer's Covid treatment pill, a major milestone that promises to rev [...]
F.D.A. Will Permanently Allow Abortion Pills by Mail
In data released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 42 percent of all abortions — and 54 percent of abortions before 10 [...]
Senators Question Califf, the F.D.A. Nominee, on Opioid Crisis and Pandemic Response
A Senate panel hearing on Tuesday signaled that Dr. Robert Califf, who briefly led the agency during the Obama administration, had some bipartisan [...]
F.D.A. Authorizes Pfizer Boosters for 16- and 17-Year-Olds
According to federal data, about 5.5 million 16- and 17-year-olds — two-thirds of that age group — have received at least one dose of Pfizer’s vacc [...]