Opinion: The FDA’s Decision to Pause J&J Could Help Defeat Covid-19
Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration called for a pause in the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine, to evaluate its association with extremely low risks of…
FDA Promises To Fast-Track Cure For Side Effects Of Fast-Tracked Covid Vaccine
WASHINGTON—Declaring that they had already earmarked tens of millions of dollars toward funding the vital medication, the FDA reportedly promised Tuesday to fast-track a cure for the side effects of…
Convalescent plasma treatment for covid-19 has been oversold by the US
By Jessica Hamzelou FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn speaking at a White House press conference on 23 August. He later clarified his remarks in a tweetSAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Blood…
Covid-19 vaccine: Moderna spars with US scientists over human trials
The federal government is supporting Moderna’s vaccine project with nearly half a billion dollars and has chosen it as one of the first to enter large-scale human trials. But the…