Keyword: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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CDC and FDA Sideline Last Covid Antibody Treatment

07.04.2022 -

The US Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration have removed the IV antibody treatment sotrovimab made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Vir...

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FDA Panel Meeting to Discuss Covid Vaccine Boosters

22.03.2022 -

The US Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a virtual meeting of its scientific advisory panel for Apr. 6 to discuss the prospect of future Covid-19 boosters and...

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US Senate Confirms Califf as FDA Commissioner

16.02.2022 -

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) finally has a new commissioner, after 391 days of interim leadership. In a narrow vote of 50 to 46 on Feb. 15, the Senate...

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FDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes for Lagevrio EUA

03.12.2021 -

With a vote of 13 to 10, the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee, an advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration, narrowly decided to to recommend emergency...

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Biden Taps Califf to Return as FDA Commissioner

23.11.2021 -

US president Joe Biden has nominated Robert M. Califf to return to the job he once held as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a statement, Biden –...

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FDA Takes Panel’s Advice on Covid Vaccine Boosters

24.09.2021 -

Acting quickly after its advisory panel published its guidance, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Sept. 22 announced it was amending its Emergency Use...

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FDA Advisory Panel Backs Boosters for Most Vulnerable

20.09.2021 -

In a 16-2 vote, the US Food and Drug Administration’s advisory panel on Sept. 17 recommended against supporting president Joe Biden’s plans to offer a booster dose of the...

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Two FDA Vaccine Experts Quit over Covid Boosters

03.09.2021 -

Two key vaccine officials of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plan to quit the agency over the next three months in protest against President Joe Biden’s plan to...