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Joint statement from HHS public health and medical experts on COVID-19 booster shots
18 August 2021 - Today, public health and medical experts from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the ...
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 19 May 2021
Top FDA official says fully vaccinated people could need Covid booster shots within a year
18 May 2021 - COVID-19 booster shots could be needed for fully vaccinated people within a year, the FDA’s top ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 May 2021
Designing an independent public health agency
6 May 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the importance of having trustworthy and competent institutions to protect public ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Feb 2021
FDA outlines fast path for shots against new virus variants
23 February 2021 - Variants are already causing problems for testing, treatment. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Jan 2021
Most governments are not yet on track to hit their vaccine roll-out targets
6 January 2021 - Some countries aim to inoculate millions of people a day. So far, most are falling short. ...
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 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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Nov 2020
America will be the first country to roll out a COVID-19 vaccine
28 November 2020 - Here is how the federal government and states plan to do it. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2020
The next big challenge after a COVID-19 vaccine is giving it to enough people
10 November 2020 - With Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on track to be authorised as early as next month, Western governments ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Nov 2020
Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s vaccine is the start of the end of the pandemic
9 November 2020 - Its 90% effectiveness is as good as it gets, and bodes well for other vaccines. But getting ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Oct 2020
Lilly announces agreement with U.S. government to supply 300,000 vials of investigational neutralising antibody bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) in an effort to fight COVID-19
28 October 2020 - Initial agreement for 300,000 vials with potential for purchase of an additional 650,000 vials. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Oct 2020
How the FDA stood up to the President
20 October 2020 - Dr. Stephen Hahn, the F.D.A. commissioner, occupies a fraught position, caught between pressure from the White House ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Oct 2020
Can Trump really speed approval of COVID treatments?
10 October 2020 - In a five minute video posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday, President Trump stood in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Oct 2020
Accounting for US public funding in drug development: how can we better balance access, affordability, and innovation?
8 October 2020 - US drug prices are the highest in the world and are continuing to rise, with an increasing ...