Aug 08 Fauci hopeful COVID vaccines get full OK by FDA within weeks By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful the Food and Drug Administration will give full approval to the coronavirus vaccine by month’s end and predicted the potential move will spur a… Continue reading
Jul 09 FDA head calls for probe into Alzheimer’s drug review By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Dr. Janet Woodcock announced the extraordinary step via Twitter. It's the latest fallout over last month's approval of Aduhelm, an expensive and unproven therapy that the agency OK'd against the advice of its own outside experts. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 6:14 The ‘predatory marketing’ behind menthol cigarettes and how a ban could save Black lives By William Brangham The FDA announced Thursday it hopes to ban menthol in cigarettes and cigars, citing its particularly harmful impact on Black communities, to whom they were heavily marketed. William Brangham has more on the FDA's move and discusses it with Delmonte… Continue watching
Apr 29 FDA revives federal effort to ban menthol cigarettes By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. Continue reading
Apr 13 U.S. recommends ‘pause’ for J&J vaccine over clot reports By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The U.S. is recommending a "pause" in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots. Continue reading
Feb 26 FDA advisory panel endorses single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson By Lauren Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 FDA says Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot protects against COVID-19 By Lauren Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press An analysis by U.S. regulators says Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine provides strong protection against severe COVID-19. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine set for approval in U.S. with panel endorsement By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press The 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.”… Continue reading
Dec 15 FDA approves first over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The test kit from an Australian company allows users to swab themselves and get the results at home in about 20 minutes. Continue reading
Dec 12 US says COVID-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday By Lauran Neergaard, Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press The nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine will begin arriving in states Monday morning, U.S. officials said Saturday, after the government gave the final go-ahead to the shots needed to end an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans. Continue reading