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New FDA chiefs limit Covid-19 shots to elderly, sick
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad set stricter approval standards for booster shots ...
FDA set to unveil new Covid vax guidelines today
FDA FLAGS SEVERE ITCH — Patients who stop using the oral allergy medicines cetirizine (Zyrtec) or levocetirizine (Xyzal) may ...
FDA panel debates COVID vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shots
Government advisers are meeting Thursday to decide if COVID-19 vaccines need updating to improve protection this fall and ...
FDA’s Makary: Covid shot guidance coming soon
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced Thursday that the agency will soon provide clear guidelines to vaccine manufacturers ...
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New COVID booster rules could limit shots for people under 65
Regulators will require more data showing the shots are safe and effective for healthy adults and children, by requiring ...
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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen ...
No More Covid Boosters For Healthy Children, Adult Americans Without New Trials
US regulators will no longer approve Covid booster shots for healthy adults and children without new studies, adding a costly ...
FDA to Unveil Covid Vaccine Policy as RFK Jr. Eyes Placebo Tests
President Donald Trump’s administration is slated to lay out its approach to Covid vaccination at an event Tuesday that could ...
FDA set to change requirements to get vaccines approved as RFK Jr continues to push skepticism about their use
New FDA framework on changes coronavirus vaccine approval will be released “in the coming days,” FDA Commissioner Marty ...
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COVID vaccine rollout for healthy kids and adults is likely delayed by a new FDA rule
In a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s new vaccine chief, wrote that any new COVID vaccine now must ...
RFK Jr. pledged not to upend US vaccine system, but big changes are underway
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clinched the political support needed to become the nation’s top health official by ...
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FDA sets new COVID booster guidelines for healthy adults under 65
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and top U.S. vaccines regulator ... Investors reacted favorably to the news, and shares of COVID vaccine makers rose. In late morning trading, shares of Moderna ...