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FDA signs off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech

CNN — As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. Moderna and Pfizer said updated mRNA shots will be available in pharmacies and clinics in the days ahead. “Vaccination continues to be the …

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Egypt Independent August 24, 2024

FDA may greenlight updated Covid-19 vaccines as soon as this week, sources say

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to sign off as soon as this week on updated Covid-19 vaccines targeting more recently circulating strains of the virus, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the country experiences its largest summer wave in two years. The agency is expected to greenlight …

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Egypt Independent August 19, 2024

First Alzheimer’s drug to slow disease progression gets full FDA approval, triggering broader Medicare coverage

CNN — The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday granted traditional full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi, the first medicine proven to slow the course of the memory-robbing disease. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Thursday that it will now expand coverage of the drug, broadening access for up to an estimated …

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Egypt Independent July 9, 2023