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The United States Food and Drug Administration is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services. The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, animal foods & feed and veterinary products.

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WH unveiled plans to vaccinate children. Hear from US surgeon general US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy speaks with CNN’s John Berman after the White House unveiled its plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11, pending US Food and Drug.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:45Published 4 days ago

White House Rolls Out Vaccines For Kids The White House has announced that children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get COVID-19 shots, pending FDA and CDC approval. Credit: HuffPost NOW News Duration: 00:54Published 5 days ago

FDA to vote on J&J COVID-19 booster shoots; also looking into mixing and matching vaccine doses On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee will review safety and efficacy data to see if they should expand Johnson & Johnson's emergency use authorization to include a booster.. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:13Published 1 week ago

Big news for millions who got the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine: A closely-watched FDA panel votes to recommend the Moderna booster s CNN’s Nick Watt reports. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:15Published 1 week ago

FDA advisory committee endorses third dose of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for specific groups The FDA Advisory Committee endorsed boosters of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for certain groups on Thursday. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:46Published 1 week ago

FDA to consider Moderna COVID-19 booster shots at Thursday's Advisory Committee Meeting The FDA Advisory Committee is meeting on Thursday to consider Moderna’s request for emergency use authorization for its booster shot... Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:14Published 2 weeks ago

Merck seeks FDA emergency use authorization for antiviral Covid-19 treatment Merck is seeking FDA emergency use authorization for its experimental antiviral Covid-19 treatment, molnupiravir. If authorized, the drug would be the first oral antiviral treatment to fight Covid-19... Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 03:06Published 2 weeks ago

Pfizer asks FDA to grant emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine in kids aged 5 to 11 Pfizer on Thursday formally applied for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) with the Food and Drug Administration for a smaller dose of its COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged between 5 and 11. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:11Published 2 weeks ago

'Terrible dilemma': Toobin on FDA's Alzheimer treatment approval CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the FDA’s approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug in June despite the FDA’s advisory committee concluding there wasn’t enough evidence to support the.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 01:48Published on September 27, 2021

Trump's FDA commissioner says Delta variant hasn't run its course Former FDA commissioner under President Donald Trump Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNN’s Pamela Brown that he doesn’t think the surge of the Delta variant of Covid-19 has run it’s course in the US. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:19Published on September 27, 2021

Former FDA Commissioner: Delta variant will likely run its course by Thanksgiving Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner under President Trump, tells CNN’s Pamela Brown that the current Delta variant surge of coronavirus will likely finish running its course by the.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 09:04Published on September 27, 2021

Fauci reacts to FDA recommendation on Covid-19 booster shots Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration declined to recommend the agency approve Covid-19 booster doses for everyone who got vaccinated six months ago or longer. However, they did.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:48Published on September 19, 2021

Biden admin defends early booster push before vote by FDA advisers CNN’s Phil Mattingly reports. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:56Published on September 17, 2021

FDA vaccine panel rejects plan to offer Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots to all Americans In a vote of 61-3, a key Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel rejected a plan to approve Pfizer booster shots. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:28Published on September 17, 2021

Ebola epidemic: 'Ebanga' treatment arrives on market after FDA approval Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:35Published on September 17, 2021

FDA to discuss Pfizer booster shot FDA to discuss Pfizer booster shot Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:53Published on September 17, 2021

3 new studies support arguments for a Pfizer booster - right before the FDA is set to debate a 3rd shot for fully vaccinated Ame CNN’s Sanjay Gupta and Elizabeth Cohen report. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 09:12Published on September 15, 2021

Klain: FDA and CDC approval required before COVID booster shot rollout in September White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says the Biden administration will wait for FDA and CDC approval before offering vaccine booster shots but is still optimistic that some Americans will be able to.. Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 04:01Published on September 5, 2021

Klain: WH won't offer covid boosters without FDA, CDC sign off White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain tells CNN’s Dana Bash that when it comes to vaccine boosters, the Biden administration is “ready to go once the science says go.” Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 12:13Published on September 5, 2021

FDA urges people to stop taking Ivermectin for COVID-19 The FDA is urging people to stop taking Ivermectin because large doses can be extremely dangerous and it has not been approved for use in treating or preventing COVID-19 in humans. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 02:04Published on August 30, 2021

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'You are not a horse or a cow': Health officials warn against using livestock de-worming drug to treat COVID-19 The US Food and Drug Agency (FDA) has issued a warning to people not to take an anti-parasitic drug designed for livestock to treat or prevent COVID-19 following multiple reports of poisonings. Sky News - Published on August 22, 2021
Ocugen to take BLA route for Covaxin in US based on FDA recommendation; seek emergency use nod for Canada Bharat Biotech’s US partner Ocugen has dropped its plans of applying for an emergency use authorisation (EUA) for indigenously developed Covaxin and will be pursuing the biologics license application.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 11, 2021

Covaxin's US approval delayed as FDA asks for more data Ocugen Inc said on Thursday it would no longer pursue an emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine candidate, Covaxin, and would instead aim to file for a full US approval of the shot... IndiaTimes - Published on June 11, 2021
DCGI waiver likely to bring foreign vaccines like Pfizer, Moderna a step closer In a letter, DCGI Chief VG Somani letter said that this will be applicable for vaccines that have already been approved for restricted use by the US FDA, EMA, UK MHRA, PMDA Japan or listed for.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 2, 2021
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What is Remdesivir and is the drug really useful in treating COVID-19? All you need to know Remdesivir was approved as the first drug to treat the virus by the US Food and Drug Administration in 2020. DNA - Published on April 19, 2021
Govt fast-tracks nod for Covid vaccination cleared in other countries With surging Covid-19 cases fuelling calls for faster vaccination, the Centre on Tuesday enabled faster access to foreign-made vaccines by doing away with bridging trial studies prior to grant of.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 13, 2021
US recommends 'pause' to Johnson & Johnson jab rollout over blood clot fears The US Food and Drug Administration has recommended a "pause" to the rollout of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine so it can investigate reports of blood clots. Sky News - Published on April 13, 2021
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Johns Hopkins Professor Says U.S. COVID Response is Like 'Operation Turtle Speed' Operation Warp Speed is a misnomer, according to a Johns Hopkins doctor ... the frustrated doc says it's more like Operation Turtle Speed. Professor Marty Makary is angry the FDA hasn't gone the route.. TMZ.com - Published on December 5, 2020
USFDA may give impetus to plasma therapy in India, experts question efficacy IndiaTimes - Published on August 25, 2020
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for drug trials to treat chemotherapy-induced anemia In a regulatory filing, Zydus Cadila said it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to initiate clinical trials of Desidustat in CIA. Zydus Cadila Chairman Pankaj R.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 23, 2020	FDA warns against combination of malaria drug and Gilead's remdesivir The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a warning to healthcare providers against administering malaria drug hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine in combination with Gilead Sciences'.. Reuters India - Published on June 16, 2020
India approves emergency use of remdesivir to treat Covid-19 patients Remdesivir is the first drug to show improvement in Covid-19 patients in formal clinical trials. It was granted emergency use authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration last month and has.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 2, 2020	NRI’s disinfectant tech gets US-FDA nod for medical use The device — Molekule Air Pro RX — built by US firm Molekule based on technology developed by Yogi Goswami, has now been approved by the US Food and Drugs Administration (US-FDA) for medical use.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 22, 2020
Roche wins U.S. nod for COVID-19 antibody test, aims to boost output Roche has won emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an antibody test to determine whether people have ever been infected with the coronavirus, the Swiss drugmaker on.. Reuters India - Published on May 3, 2020	US OKs remdesivir; India plans trials The US Food and Drug Administration has allowed emergency use of the experimental anti-viral drug remdesivir, previously used for Ebola, to treat Covid-19 patients even as India is looking to import.. IndiaTimes - Published on May 2, 2020
'UN chief Guterres salutes countries like India for helping others in fight against Covid-19' UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres salutes countries helping others in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, his spokesman has said, days after India sent supplies of the anti-malarial.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 18, 2020	Indian test kits may be non-starter NIV Validating Them But Govt Insists On USFDA Or EU Nod IndiaTimes - Published on March 23, 2020
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FDA works to speed coronavirus tests with Roche, New York approvals The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency authorization for a faster coronavirus test made by Swiss diagnostics maker Roche and allowed New York state to authorize certain labs to.. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020	New Roche coronavirus test wins emergency U.S. approval The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency authorization for a faster coronavirus test made by Swiss diagnostics maker Roche , a move aimed at boosting screening capacity to help.. Reuters - Published on March 13, 2020
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Maharashtra: State FDA cautions people on dubious ayurvedic medicines In the inspection drive conducted across the state, medicines with false claims worth Rs 20 lakh were seized by the authority. DNA - Published on July 27, 2019	FDA raids across Maharashtra to nab e-cigarettes & hookah sellers Earlier this year, Maharashtra banned ENDS, but this week, the FDA officials started inspections to check the illegal sales of e-cigarette near schools, colleges and various educational institutes in.. DNA - Published on July 14, 2019
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Food and Drug Administration

Agency of the US Department of Health and Human Services

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