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Novavax swings to profit, says talks with FDA on COVID vaccine approval ongoing
Novavax said on Thursday discussions with the U.S. health regulator on its COVID-19 shot are ongoing and a pathway to ...
RFK Jr. takes aim at COVID shots for kids, worrying vaccine experts
Momentum is building to scale back the current recommendation that all children over 6 months old get immunized against the ...
US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on May 22
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it will hold a meeting of experts on May 22 to discuss COVID-19 ...
FDA names outspoken Covid vaccine critic as the new vaccine chief
Dr. Vinay Prasad was an outspoken critic of the FDA’s response to the pandemic, including the former vaccine chief, Dr. Peter ...
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its ...
FDA Chief Downplays COVID Boosters After Suggesting No Updated Shots This Season
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday reportedly raised doubts about the need for COVID booster shots ...
FDA taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry to lead vaccines division
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tapped Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of federal COVID-19 policies and a ...
FDA set to meet this month on COVID vaccines
The advisory committee meeting is an important step in the process of readying boosters for the fall and winter season, but ...
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FDA Vaccine Advisors to Meet for COVID-19 Vaccine Updates
The independent experts will meet on May 22 to discuss updates to the COVID-19 vaccine for the upcoming season.
COVID vaccine boosters called into question by FDA chief: ‘Void of data’
Dr. Marty Makary, chief of the FDA, has expressed doubts about the agency approving the COVID-19 vaccine for winter, stating ...
FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
There’s new uncertainty about updated COVID-19 shots this fall after the Trump administration’s handling of a shot from ...
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FDA picks critic of COVID boosters to be new top vaccines official
Prasad has long criticized the FDA for granting emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine boosters, saying last year that Marks was "either incompetent or corrupt to authorize a booster ...