WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration formally authorized a second vaccine for emergency use from Moderna. The biotech upstart won authorization for use in adults following extensive federal analysis of the vaccine, which the FDA found to be 94% effective at preventing the disease. “With the availability of two vaccines now for the prevention of
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (O-T-C) fully at-home diagnostic test for COVID-19. The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is a rapid, lateral flow antigen test, a type of test that runs a liquid sample along a surface with reactive molecules. The test detects fragments
WASHINGTON — Commissioner Stephen Hahn said ahead of today’s meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel is “an important day for all of America.” Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine faces one last hurdle as it races to become the first shot greenlighted in the U.S. — a panel of experts who will carefully scrutinize
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Amid the epidemic levels of youth use of e-cigarettes and the popularity of certain products among children, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a policy prioritizing enforcement against certain unauthorized flavored e-cigarette products that appeal to kids, including fruit and mint flavors. Under this policy, companies that do not cease
WASHINGTON — The United States Senate voted, 72-18, on Thursday to confirm Dr. Stephen Hahn as Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement: “I congratulate Dr. Hahn and thank the Senate for prioritizing his nomination. President Trump has chosen a superbly qualified leader for FDA, and
