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FDA requires Covid vaccine makers to expand warning about risk of rare heart inflammation
The US Food and Drug Administration will now require Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna to use expanded ...
FDA Updates COVID-19 Vaccine Regulations—Here’s What to Know
The FDA has updated COVID-19 vaccine regulations. Only people aged 65 and up, along with certain groups, will be eligible to receive booster shots. FDA officials are asking for more data around the ...
What Is Chikungunya? CDC Issues Disease Vaccine Notice to Older Travelers
The CDC began recommending Ixchiq last year for adults traveling to countries where chikungunya is common. The vaccine uses a ...
FDA warns seniors to avoid this vaccine after deadly complications
Adults over the age of 60 are recommended not to get the chikungunya vaccine to prevent the mosquito-borne illness due to two ...
Covid Vaccine Boosters Won’t Be Available for Healthy Adults Under 65. How Will That Work?
On May 20, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials announced that Covid-19 vaccines will no longer be available to ...
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HHS says new vaccines should be tested against placebos. They already are
Placebo testing has been part of the process since the 1940s. It’s unclear what additional measures would achieve — but it may slow development.
WA vaccine scientists push back against FDA changes around COVID shots
Seattle vaccine experts were confused by the country's apparent new direction around updated COVID-19 shots, which top FDA ...
FDA to issue new vaccine approval guidance amid questions over coronavirus shots
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said his agency plans to release a new framework for vaccine approvals in “coming days.” ...
FDA limits access to COVID-19 vaccine to older adults and other high-risk groups – a public health expert explains the new rules
On May 20, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration announced a new stance on who should receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The ...