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FDA says COVID boosters for the fall must target newer omicron types

With immunity waning and the super-contagious omicron family of variants getting better at dodging protection, the Food and Drug Administration decided boosters intended for fall needed an update.

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In briefing Congress, Fla. surgeon general admits state decision could limit vaccine access to kids

In a briefing to a congressional subcommittee Tuesday, Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo confirmed that the state decision to block county health departments from obtaining COVID-19 vaccines for young children may prohibit an estimated 30,000 disadvantaged kids from obtaining access to the vaccines.

Miami Herald

Pfizer, Moderna Analysts Respond To FDA COVID Booster Ruling: 'Revenues Will Decline'

The Food and Drug Administration’s panel of independent vaccine experts recently voted 19 to 2 to recommend a new batch of COVID-19 booster shots targeting the omicron variant this fall. The news, announced Tuesday, June 28, could have a big impact on the share prices of vaccine makers.

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FDA approves use of Evusheld

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Evusheld, a combination of long-acting antibodies, for prevention of Covid-19, FDA director Paisal Dankhum said on Wednesday.

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Detroit makes COVID vaccines available for children 6 months to 5 years

DETROIT — The city is providing COVID vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna for children ages 6 months up to 5 years of age, following emergency authorization from the federal Food and Drug Administration and approval from the state health department.

Tribune News Service

Axsome Therapeutics Just Took Its Key Moving Averages — Here's Why

The Food and Drug Administration could be nearing a decision on Axsome Therapeutics' depression treatment, and AXSM stock rocketed Monday.

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Should you get a COVID-19 booster shot now or wait until fall? Two immunologists help weigh the options

While COVID-19 vaccines continue to be highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death, it has become clear that the protection offered by the current vaccines wanes over time. This necessitates the use of booster shots that are safe and effective in enhancing the immune response against the virus and extending…

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Editorial: Smoke and mirrors: On the FDA’s nicotine and vaping rulings

Count us fans of the Food and Drug Administration’s historic push to reduce nicotine levels in cigarettes, which, in concert with a proposed ban on menthol-flavored cancer sticks, promises to liberate millions of Americans from deadly addiction. Cigarette smoking is responsible for nearly a half-million deaths in America per year,…

Tribune News Service

Juul can keep selling its vaping products in the U.S. — for now

The e-cigarette maker had asked a federal appeals court to pause a ban by the Food and Drug Administration that would have required the company to immediately halt its business.

WEKU

Editorial: Roe has been overturned. Feel outraged, feel betrayed — then fight to get it back

In a dreaded and once-unfathomable decision, the Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade. It’s a dark time in America as this once-revered institution has taken the rare and awful path of depriving people of their rights.

Los Angeles Times

FDA orders JUUL to remove all vaping products from the market

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered vaping giant JUUL to remove its remaining products from the market, after roughly two years of reviewing the company’s applications.

Tribune News Service

E-cigarettes: FDA bans market-leading Juul in blow to US tobacco industry

Action is part of effort by Food and Drug Administration to bring scientific scrutiny to multibillion-dollar vaping industry

The Guardian - US

FDA bans Juul e-cigs, parents everywhere rejoice

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to make an example out of Juul, but e-cig enthusiasts don't need to panic just yet.

Input

Editorial: Biden's move to make cigarettes less addictive is the right fight to have

The Biden administration this week launched a broadside against Big Tobacco in an effort to break its hold over millions of Americans. The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday announced it will seek a rule forcing dramatic reduction in the amount of nicotine in cigarettes, to render them less addictive…

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Commentary: Overhyped Alzheimer’s treatments betrayed patients’ hopes. Here’s how science should change

America’s science policies are changing. America’s scientists need to change with them. The recent controversies over the Food and Drug Administration’s accelerated approval of an Alzheimer’s treatment are a lesson in the costs of failing to do so.

Benzinga

Concern About Marijuana Copycat Products Resembling Common Food Brands: State Attorneys General Call On Action To Congress

A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorneys general sent a letter to Virginia AG Jason Miyares (R) and Nevada AG Aaron Ford (D), demanding action to prevent the sale of packaged marijuana products that resemble popular food

WEKU

The FDA knows nicotine is addictive. It wants to regulate it for the first time

The Food and Drug Administration is poised to set a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and some other tobacco products, looking to make them less addictive and wean smokers off the habit.

The Independent UK

Juul e-cigarettes officially banned in the US

The US Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that the company ‘must stop selling and distributing these products’

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Biden administration to call for nicotine reductions in cigarettes

New policy forcing tobacco companies to cut nicotine to nonaddictive amounts could upend industry

Miami Herald

Doctors ‘thrilled’ to order COVID vaccines for young kids after DeSantis changes course

MIAMI — Pediatricians across Florida have begun ordering COVID-19 vaccines for their patients under 5 after Gov. Ron DeSantis changed course Friday and allowed doctors and hospitals in the state to get them from a federal program.

The Guardian - AU

Covid vaccines may soon be approved for young children in the US – will Australia do the same?

Moderna and Pfizer vaccine trials for children six months to five years old look promising and experts say the TGA is likely to approve both

The Independent UK

Baby formula company stops production again due to storms

It is unclear when the facility will restart production

WEKU

Abbott's baby formula plant closes again after severe storms and flooding

Abbott's Sturgis, Mich., plant was open for less than two weeks before it had to close again after flooding from severe weather. The company said it hopes to resume production in a few weeks.

Roll Call

Access, hesitancy loom over COVID-19 vaccine rollout for toddlers - Roll Call

Adults had plenty of opportunities to get their COVID-19 vaccines. But it won't be as easy for those under age of 5.

Investors Business Daily

FDA Advisors Back Moderna's Covid Shot For Children As Young As 6

Advisors to the FDA unanimously Tuesday recommended expanding Moderna's Covid vaccine to children as young as 6.

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