#Food and Drug Administration

The FDA says the action should help save lives and will take effect within the next year.

The CDC and FDA confirmed that the vaccine is safe, and said the recent pause should be lifted for all groups.

The federal government has paused administration of the vaccine while it investigates a rare blood clotting disorder.

The public can watch the proceedings on the FDA website and the agency’s YouTube, Facebook and Twitter channels.

Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine is 95% effective for preventing symptomatic illness.

In the United States, an FDA expert advisory panel voted on December 10 to recommend emergency use authorization.

With the first vaccines expected within weeks, a CDC advisory panel votes on how to prioritize access.

Moderna has requested emergency use authorization for its mRNA vaccine candidate.

Agency grants emergency authorization for antibody cocktail given to President Trump.

Upcoming hearing on the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be livestreamed on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Arthritis drug Olumiant (baricitinib) can be used in combination with remdesivir.

The new test kit, available by prescription, uses a self-collected nasal swab sample.

A study analyzed how well people with HIV and their health care providers can navigate the experimental long-acting injectable Cabenuva.

The panel’s goal is to ensure that all coronavirus therapeutics approved by the government are safe and effective for African Americans.

Plasma from recovered patients recently received a controversial FDA emergency use authorization as a potential treatment for COVID-19.

“The SalivaDirect test...is yet another testing innovation game changer that will reduce the demand for scarce testing resources.”