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Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA will OK for high-risk groups, calls for new clinical trials
"The FDA will approve vaccines for high-risk persons and, at the same time, demand robust, gold-standard data on persons at ...
FDA announces change to future Covid-19 vaccine approvals that will limit fall boosters
The agency is changing the standard of evidence required for Covid-19 vaccine approval in the US, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the new ...
FDA sets new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...
FDA Plans to Limit COVID-19 Vaccines to High-Risk Groups
In an editorial article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the newly appointed head of the ...
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FDA Officials Lay Out New COVID Vaccine Framework
The FDA also gave full approval to the Novavax COVID vaccine (Nuvaxovid) using this approach, approving it for those ages 65 ...
FDA outlines stricter Covid vaccine booster approval standards for healthy people
The FDA recommended different standards of evidence for approval based on patients' risk of getting severely sick from Covid.
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Vaccine may treat cocaine addiction by blocking drug's entry to brain
A vaccine that helps people overcome cocaine addiction has shown signs of being safe and effective in a small trial ...
New FDA rules: Easier Covid vaccine access for vulnerable, tougher for healthy
The FDA is tightening Covid-19 vaccine approval, demanding stronger clinical proof for healthy individuals while easing ...
FDA Shifts How COVID Vaccines Will Be Approved—Here’s What To Know
The change marks a shift in the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on approving COVID-19 vaccines, which the new ...
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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of ...
FDA sets new COVID booster guidelines for healthy adults under 65
The FDA plans to require new clinical trials for approval of annual COVID-19 boosters for healthy Americans under 65.