Poses a ‘significant threat of danger’ to women’s health. Last week 20 Senators and 71 House Representatives requested that Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn would classify…
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Safe Vaccine by Year End, Administration Predicts
Vaccine possible by Election Day, FDA chief says. A vaccine against the coronavirus is on the near horizon, government officials are saying. Dr. Anthony Fauci predicted there will…
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FDA Changes Course on Plasma Treatment
Chief acknowledges overstating treatment effect. The Food and Drug Administration announced that it had gone too far in promoting the treatment effects of convalescent plasma in fighting against…
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Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19 Approved by FDA
Operation Warp Speed credited with the accelerated timeline. President Trump announced during a press conference Sunday evening that the FDA has granted an emergency use authorization for convalescent…
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U.S. OK’s First COVID-19 At-Home Kit
Healthcare workers and first responders will have new testing option. On Tuesday the FDA announced that an at-home COVID-19 test kit would now be available for use within…
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America “Very Close” to Virus Peak, FDA Says
Commissioner expresses caution about reopening the economy. Stephen Hahn, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said the United States is nearing the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. …
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FDA Commissioner Updates the Nation
Scientists and physicians work 24/7 on virus treatments and cures. Dr. Stephen Hahn, FDA Commissioner, announced today that 10,000 scientists, doctors and others working around the clock to…
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