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Health Apr 13
FDA says patients can get abortion pill via telemedicineU.S. health officials say patients seeking an abortion pill will not be required to visit a doctor’s office or clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Apr 01
U.S. allows 2 more over-the-counter COVID-19 home testsThe Food and Drug Administration decision this week is expected to vastly expand the availability of cheap home tests that many experts have recommended for months.
Health Feb 27
J&J’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving US 3rd COVID-19 vaccineThe FDA said J&J’s vaccine offers strong protection against what matters most: serious illness, hospitalizations and death. One dose was 85% protective against the most severe COVID-19 illness, in a massive study that spanned three continents — protection that remained…
Health Feb 26
FDA advisory panel endorses single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & JohnsonThe FDA is expected to quickly follow the recommendation and make J&J's shot the third vaccine authorized for emergency use in the U.S. Shipments of a few million doses could begin as early as Monday.
Health Feb 24
FDA says Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot protects against COVID-19An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe COVID-19.
Politics Jan 15
Biden taps former FDA head David Kessler to lead COVID-19 vaccine effortDr. David Kessler, who will have the title of chief science officer of COVID response, headed the Food and Drug Administration in the 1990s under presidents of both political parties.
Health Dec 18
U.S. clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.
Health Dec 16
WATCH: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine set for approval in U.S. with panel endorsementThe FDA reviewers said that the two-dose vaccine “was highly effective” in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 from occurring “at least 14 days after the receipt of the second dose.”…
Health Dec 15
FDA approves first over-the-counter home test for COVID-19The test kit from an Australian company allows users to swab themselves and get the results at home in about 20 minutes.
Health Dec 15
U.S. vaccinations ramp up as 2nd COVID-19 shot nearsHundreds more U.S. hospitals are set to begin vaccinating their workers Tuesday as federal regulators issued a positive review of a second COVID-19 vaccine shot needed to boost the nation's largest vaccination campaign.