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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.
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Leading medical groups sue Kennedy over changed Covid-19 vaccine recommendations
Six major medical groups, and a pregnant physician, are suing HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over changes he made to ...
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 ...
Moderna's new COVID-19 vaccine mNexspike approved by FDA, but there's a limit on who can use it
The FDA's approval was based on a study of 11,400 people age 12 and older that compared the new low-dose vaccine with Moderna's existing vaccine. It found the new vaccine was safe and was at least as ...
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 ...
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.
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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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The FDA just approved the new Covid vaccine: When to get it and more
The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the new Covid vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. It’s the third time the vaccines have been updated to match circulating strains since the ...
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FDA Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Regulations—Here’s What to Know
The FDA has updated COVID-19 vaccine regulations. Only people aged 65 and up, along with certain groups, will be eligible to receive booster shots.
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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 ...