Pentagon will require all service members to be vaccinated. The Food and Drug Administration announced on Monday that it had fully approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, the drug…
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FDA Authorizes COVID Vaccine Booster Shots
Shots will be directed toward people with weakened immune systems. The Food and Drug Administration authorized COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for people with weakened immune systems, a highly…
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FDA Calls for Investigation into Alzheimer’s Drug
Probe comes after three members of the drug advisory board resigned in protest. On Friday, Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock called for an independent…
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CDC Holding Emergency Meeting on Shot Reaction
Reports of heart inflammation in your adults 2x higher than anticipated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention press officer Scott Pauley announced that the health agency will…
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FDA Accelerates Alzheimer Drug
Some “residual uncertainties” in test results acknowledged. This past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen’s new drug, Aduhelm, for treating Alzheimer’s disease, which showed in…
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States with Higher Demand to Receive More Vaccine Doses
President’s administration aims to have 70% of adults vaccinated by July 4. On Tuesday, President Biden announced a new goal of vaccinating 160 million adults by July 4th…
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CDC Resumes Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Use
Pause for evaluation lasted 11 days. The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine, approved by the FDA for emergency use in the U.S. months ago, was paused after tests…
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U.S. Places Hold On J&J Vaccine Distribution
Possible blood-clotting side effect under investigation by FDA. On Tuesday, U.S. health organizations announced that the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine should stop being administered temporarily. This announcement…
Read MorePfizer Requests Including 12 to 15-Year-Olds
Vaccine is currently available to those 16 and older. On Friday, drug-maker Pfizer requested that the emergency authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its COVID-19 vaccine…
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FDA Authorizes Third COVID Vaccine
Johnson and Johnson vaccine receives approval for emergency use. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization in the past few days for a third COVID-19…
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