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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 appears to be slow-walking vaccine approvals
Former government health officials fear the Trump administration is moving to slow-walk vaccine approvals, including by ...
Confronted with Death in Texas, Kennedy Finally Spoke Up for the Measles Vaccine
As a doctor and retired Republican congressman, I urge our leaders to double down on life-saving preventive medicine.
FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The US Food and Drug Administration has discussed with vaccine-maker Novavax the need for an additional trial of its Covid-19 ...
FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
Novavax said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration was asking the company to run a new clinical trial of its vaccine.
FDA to Mandate Placebo-Controlled Trials for New Vaccines
The US Food and Drug Administration will require all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled trials before approval — a ...
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How Marty Makary’s FDA is embracing a more skeptical view of vaccines
FDA vaccine oversight is shifting, with increased scrutiny and mixed messaging sparking concerns among health experts.
Kennedy Issues Demands for Vaccine Approvals That Could Affect Fall Covid Boosters
The plans amount to an extraordinary flex of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s power as health secretary to make decisions ordinarily ...
As FDA delays Novavax' COVID vaccine approval, patients fight back
Thousands of Americans campaigning for the Novavax COVID-19 booster got some good news this week: the FDA signaled it might ...
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FDA Action Alert: GSK, Sanofi, Merck and More
On the FDA’s docket this month are two expansion bids, one for GSK’s asthma drug Nucala into COPD and another for Merck’s ...
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FDA puts up placebo testing requirement for new vaccines, potentially hitting COVID shot makers the hardest: reports
“Under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, all new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to ...
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Novavax says vaccine application still ‘approvable,’ despite FDA delay
Comments over the weekend by FDA chief Martin Makary suggest the agency views Novavax’s updated COVID shot as a “new product” ...