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FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation
The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded ...
Covid Vaccine Boosters Won’t Be Available for Healthy Adults Under 65. How Will That Work?
On May 20, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced that Covid-19 vaccines will no longer be available to ...
The vaccine seniors should avoid after deadly complications discovered: FDA
The approval applies to anyone aged 18 and older who has a risk of being exposed to the virus. But the FDA and the Centers ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The ...
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How do we know mRNA vaccines are safe and effective? An explainer
This week, mRNA vaccines are set to face intense scrutiny from critics in Congress. Here's an explainer of how we know they are safe and effective.
FDA to issue new vaccine approval guidance amid questions over coronavirus shots
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency plans to release a new framework for vaccine approvals in “coming days.” ...
WA vaccine scientists push back against FDA changes around COVID shots
Seattle vaccine experts were confused by the country's apparent new direction around updated COVID-19 shots, which top FDA ...
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After FDA holdup, Novavax secures full approval for protein-based COVID vaccine
At long last, Novavax has secured a full FDA approval for its protein-based COVID-19 vaccine, though not in the broad ...
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FDA Grants Narrow Approval of Novavax’s COVID Shot as Makary Teases Changes to Vaccine Approval Framework
The restrictions on Novavax's vaccine could portend changes at the FDA. Commissioner Marty Makary suggested last week that ...
After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk
The Novavax Covid-19 vaccine, which uses more traditional protein-based technology than the mRNA vaccines from ...
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Older adults gain new COVID vaccine option as FDA approves protein-based shot
The US Food and Drug Administration has fully approved a new COVID vaccine option specifically targeting high-risk individuals, including seniors. The protein-based Nuvaxovid vaccine, produced by ...