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Jan 4, 2023 · The latest news and events at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and resources for journalists.
FDA Takes Key Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing …
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute...
FDA expected to propose a label change to packaged foods ... - NBC News
Jun 8, 2024 · The Food and Drug Administration is expected to propose a change to prepackaged food sold in America: a requirement that the front of the packages display key nutrient information in...
FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine: Live Updates - The New York Times
Aug 23, 2021 · President Biden lauded the final approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by the Food and Drug Administration and implored unvaccinated Americans not to wait any longer to be inoculated.
FDA approves first gene-editing treatment for human illness
Dec 8, 2023 · The Food and Drug Administration approved two genetic treatments for sickle cell disease, including one that uses gene-editing. The approvals offer hope for patients and signal a new...
FDA head calls on Congress to pass mandatory testing for lead in food
Apr 11, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The head of the Food and Drug Administration urged Congress on Thursday to pass legislation mandating that food manufacturers test for lead in products imported to the United...
Aug. 23, 2021, US FDA approves Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine - CNN
Aug 24, 2021 · The US Food and Drug Administration has granted full approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Full approval could help businesses, schools and states enforce vaccine mandates and...
F.D.A. Clears Pfizer Vaccine, and Millions of Doses Will Be …
Dec 11, 2020 · The Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use on Friday, clearing the way for millions of highly vulnerable people to begin receiving the vaccine...
FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna’s updated Covid-19 boosters
Aug 31, 2022 · The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a second COVID-19 booster of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for people over 50 years old four months after their first booster.