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Pfizer Agrees To Let Other Companies Manufacture Its COVID-19 Pill
The drugmaker won't receive royalties on sales in low-income countries and will waive royalties where the virus is still a public health emergency.
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Ex-FDA Commissioner McClellan on Pfizer Vaccine, Delta Spread
Aug.23 -- Former FDA Commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan, founding director of the Margolis Center for Health Policy at Duke University, reacts to U.S. regulators granting full approval to the Covid-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech. He...
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America Is Diversifying Faster Than Ever
The FDA will allow COVID booster shots for immunocompromised people. The Census Bureau data reveals America is diversifying faster than ever. And it turns out, if you build it, they really will come. Just look at the MLB Field of Dreams...
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FDA May Authorize Second COVID Booster For People Over 50
The Biden administration is expected to give older adults the option of getting a second COVID-19 vaccine booster as early as Tuesday.
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Trump Seeks Quick FDA Approvals of Covid-19 Treatments
Apr.29 -- President Trump says he wants to see quick Food and Drug Administration approvals on drugs that work and that recent Gilead Sciences Inc. coronavirus-drug trial results are a “building block.” The Trump administration is...
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Trump Administration Moves To Expand Coronavirus Testing
Both the Department of Health and Human Services and FDA announced new efforts to boost coronavirus test availability.
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2 More Possible Vaccines Get A Fast Track, Raising Wall Street Hopes
Two more coronavirus vaccine candidates are in a fast lane for FDA approval. But experts say the road to an effective vaccine still has speed bumps.
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Trump Says Politics Could Be Holding Back Covid Plasma Treatment
Aug.19 -- President Donald Trump alleged that U.S. health regulators may be delaying the emergency authorization of blood plasma to treat coronavirus patients until after the election to hurt him politically, offering no substantiation...
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Health Experts Optimistic On Vaccine Approval By End of 2020
Dr. Anthony Fauci told senators he is "cautiously optimistic" on vaccine approval by year's end.
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What's Next For A COVID-19 Vaccine?
If a vaccine is approved soon, vaccinations could start in December, but supply will be limited at first.
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FDA Vaccine Approval to Help Public Acceptance: Johns Hopkins
Dec.07 -- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean Joshua Sharfstein discusses the start of vaccinations in the U.K., distribution complications for the U.S., and continuing tracking, tracing, and social distancing along...
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Teens Could Get Pfizer Shot This Week
The C.D.C. Is also expected to agree with the recommendation meaning shots could start in a matter of days.
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BioNTech, Pfizer Say Their Coronavirus Vaccine Is Close To Approval
Their vaccine is currently in Phase 3 trials. The FDA and Europe's EMA will take it up for approval either next month or in November.
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FDA To Authorize Pfizer COVID Shot For Kids Ages 12-15
Right now, the shot is only available for those over 16.
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CDC Panel Recommends Third Dose For Immunocompromised People
The FDA already changed its emergency use authorization for the shots.
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Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Becomes Third Approved In U.S.
The FDA granted emergency approval for Johnson & Johnson's single-dose vaccine over the weekend.
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FDA Endorses Johnson & Johnson Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine
The agency says the J&J COVID-19 vaccine is 66% effective at preventing moderate to sever cases of the disease.
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CDC Panel Backs Expanded COVID Booster Rollout, OKs Mixing Shots
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky had the final word on who gets the extra doses.
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Hospitals Prepare For Spikes As School Year Starts
The former head of the FDA says schools need to learn how to control outbreaks early on.
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Pfizer CEO Says Allocation of Covid Pill Will Be Fair
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla discusses the manufacturing and distribution plans for its Covid-19 pill, which the drugmaker says reduced hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients by 89%. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
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FDA Panel Endorses Moderna COVID Vaccine Booster Shot
Health advisers voted unanimously to recommend a half-dose of the vaccine for seniors, the immunocompromised and those at increased risk for COVID-19.
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CDC Panel Backs Expanded COVID Booster Rollout
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is expected to rule soon.
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FDA Expected To Authorize Mix-And-Match COVID Booster Shots
The agency is reportedly closing in on letting Americans mix COVID-19 vaccine booster shots and is not planning to recommend one shot over another.