FDA fully approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine – TechCrunch

FDA fully approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine – TechCrunch

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine full approval, making it the first vaccine to achieve this status. The mRNA-based vaccine has been available through an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) since the end of last year and will continue to be offered under this designation to people aged 12 to … Read more

FDA clears Natural Cycles birth control app for use with wearables

Igor Bonifacic

As of 2018, an app called Natural Cycles has enabled women to track their temperature and menstrual cycle to know if they are fertile. During this time, the app usage process has not changed significantly. Every morning when you wake up you will be asked to take your temperature with a basal thermometer and record … Read more

Covid-19: F.D.A. Grants Emergency Authorization for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Covid-19: F.D.A. Grants Emergency Authorization for Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

Here’s what you need to know: A doctor receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a government hospital in Klerksdorp, South Africa last week.Credit…Shiraaz Mohamed/Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday authorized Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, beginning the rollout of millions of doses of a third effective vaccine … Read more

Covid-19: F.D.A. Panel Gives Green Light to Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

Covid-19: F.D.A. Panel Gives Green Light to Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine

Here’s what you need to know: Empty vials of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at a hospital in South Africa.Credit…Phill Magakoe/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine was endorsed on Friday by a panel of experts advising the Food and Drug Administration, clearing the last hurdle before a formal authorization expected on … Read more

FDA to review J&J vaccine;

An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration is holding a full-day meeting Friday to review the data on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidates and is likely to give the vaccine a thumbs up, leading to an expected FDA approval for the adult shot within the vaccine runs the next couple of days. An … Read more

FDA limits convalescent plasma use; 455K US deaths

Eileen Kane, rechts, erhält am Mittwoch ihre erste COVID-19-Impfung von Nathaly Castillo von der Illinois National Guard am Triton College in River Grove, Illinois.

Erwachsene 20-49 treiben die Ausbreitung von COVID-19 voran und die Impfung dieser Gruppe könnte laut einer Studie der Schlüssel zur Kontrolle des Infektionstempos sein. Forscher am Londoner Imperial College schätzten, dass mindestens 65% der neuen US-Infektionen aus dieser Altersgruppe stammen. “Die gezielte Intervention – einschließlich übertragungsblockierender Impfstoffe – bei Erwachsenen im Alter von 20 bis … Read more