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The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication to lower the risk of getting HIV through sex, the agency announced on Monday. Previously, PrEP had only been available in pill form. The new medication, called Apretude (cabotegravir extended-release injectable suspension) is given first as two injections one […]
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for both the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines authorizing use of a single booster dose for all individuals 18 years of age and older after completion of primary vaccination with any FDA-authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine. The […]
The Food and Drug Administration expanded the emergency use authorization for the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccine boosters on Friday, signaling that the shots can be given to anyone aged 18 or older at least six months after completion of the primary vaccine series. The new policy still requires signoff […]
Pfizer plans to begin shipping millions of vials of the pediatric vaccine — with orange caps to avoid mix-ups with the purple-capped doses for everyone else — to doctors’ offices, pharmacies and other vaccination sites. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children […]
Washington.- Un comité asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Fármacos (FDA, en inglés) de Estados Unidos recomendó este martes la aprobación de la vacuna contra la Covid-19 de Pfizer para menores de entre 5 y 11 años. Tras más de siete horas de reunión, los expertos de este órgano consultivo dieron luz verde a la […]
A top U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said on Friday that the agency is considering lowering the recommended age for who should receive booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to as young as 40 years old, based on data from Israel suggesting the vaccine’s efficacy is waning. Israeli […]
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the Flucelvax quadrivalent vaccine for use in children aged 6 months and older, according to a statement from manufacturer Seqirus. “This approval officially allows all eligible Americans to receive a cell-based influenza vaccine, increasing the potential for greater vaccine effectiveness,” according to the company. The Centers for […]
Según STAT NEWS, el panel asesor de la FDA norteamericana (VRBPAC) aprobó por 19 votos a favor y ninguno en contra, autorizar la dosis de recuerdo de la vacuna Spikevax para los mayores de 65 años, los de 18 a 64 años con factores de riesgo de padecer COVID-19 grave y […]
Según CIDRAP,el comité ad hoc de la FDA norteamericana, VRBPAC, en su reunión de 15 de octubre votó por 19 a 0 la administración de una dosis de recuerdo de la vacuna de Jonhson & Johnson (Janssen) para TODOS los americanos de 18 o más años. Aunque la decisión no es […]
A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee on Friday voted 19-0 to authorize second doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to boost immunity. It was the second vote in as many days to back a change to a COVID vaccine timeline. In its […]