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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of ...
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FDA to Limit Future COVID-19 Vaccines to Older People and Those At Risk of Serious Infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves COVID-19 vaccines for Americans — a move that will ...
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FDA will restrict future COVID-19 vaccines based on age, risk factors
FDA officials outlined new restrictions for COVID-19 vaccine approvals in the United States that could limit their use among ...
Trump administration set to limit COVID-19 shot approvals to the elderly, highest-risk
Top officials in the Trump administration on Tuesday announced they will limit the approval of new COVID-19 vaccines to ...
Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA will OK for high-risk groups, calls for new clinical trials
"The FDA will approve vaccines for high-risk persons and, at the same time, demand robust, gold-standard data on persons at ...
WHO adopts a 'pandemic agreement' after the chaos of COVID
Sustained applause echoed in a Geneva hall hosting the WHO's annual assembly as the measure — debated and devised over three ...
FDA Plans to Limit COVID-19 Vaccines to High-Risk Groups
In an editorial article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the newly appointed head of the ...
COVID vaccine rollout for healthy kids and adults is likely delayed by a new FDA rule
The requirement for placebo-controlled trials isn’t expected to affect the rollout this fall for older adults and other groups at high risk for severe illness.
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With U.S. absent, WHO adopts pandemic treaty aimed at improving vaccine access
WHO members on Tuesday adopted a treaty that outlines how to prepare for and respond to pandemics. One country missing: the U ...
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FDA narrows COVID-19 vaccine access to older adults, high-risk groups
The FDA announced it will limit full approval of future COVID-19 booster vaccines to individuals older than 65 and those at high risk for severe disease, marking a shift from the agency’s previous one ...
Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children
Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...