Women report worse side effects after a COVID-19 vaccine

8 March 2021 - Men and women tend to respond differently to many kinds of vaccines. That’s probably because of a ...

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COVID-19 vaccine trial deaths were not related to treatment: Pfizer

9 December 2020 - Two people who received Pfizer’s experimental COVID-19 vaccine died during clinical trials, but the pharma giant says ...

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Doctors say CDC should warn people the side effects from COVID vaccine shots won’t be ‘a walk in the park’

23 November 2020 - The CDC must be transparent about the side effects people may experience after getting their first shot ...

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Makena indication may fall based on post-approval data

6 November 2020 - The US FDA is seeking to withdraw the approval of the only drug indicated to prevent ...

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US to widen inquiry into AstraZeneca COVID vaccine destined for Australia

1 October 2020 - The US Food and Drug Administration has broadened its investigation of a serious illness in AstraZeneca's ...

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FDA chief stands by vaccine approval criteria despite Trump pressure

29 September 2020 - The FDA, under commissioner Stephen Hahn, is in the middle of one of the most highly charged ...

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NIH 'very concerned' about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial

15 September 2020 - The FDA is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that ...

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Vaccine makers keep safety details quiet, alarming scientists

13 September 2020 - Researchers say drug companies need to be more open about how vaccine trials are run to reassure ...

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Some good news on COVID-19

9 September 2020 - The virus seems to generate a robust and fairly long-lasting immune response. ...

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‘You can’t rush science’ — Merck CEO stresses need for careful approach to coronavirus vaccine

9 September 2020 - Frazier’s Merck was among the nine companies that signed a pledge to prioritise safety as the drugmakers ...

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Statement on AstraZeneca Oxford SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, AZD1222, COVID-19 vaccine trials temporary pause

9 September 2020 - As part of the ongoing randomised, controlled clinical trials of the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, ...

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Unwavering regulatory safeguards for COVID-19 vaccines

7 August 2020 - The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted normal life and had significant consequences for human health, ...

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Potential risks of treatment with unapproved regenerative medicine products

22 July 2020 - Protecting patients is at the core of what we do at the U.S. Food and Drug ...

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The development of COVID-19 vaccines: safeguards needed

6 July 2020 - A safe and effective vaccine against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the best way to control and ...

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Fauci warns about hydroxychloroquine

27 May 2020 - Top administration expert airs differences with Trump on pandemic response. ...

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