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Moderna COVID-19 vaccine wins decisive recommendation from FDA panel
The advisers and FDA staff also honed in on several key issues with COVID-19 vaccines, including the challenge of having people in the placebo...
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Biden chooses California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to head HHS
Although his public health experience is limited, he served on the Congressional Ways and Means Committee overseeing health-related issues.
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CDC panel delves into priorities for COVID vaccine distribution
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AMA takes on vaccine misinformation, physician vaccines, racism
The AMA House of Delegates recently issued multiple new policies on controversial topics that many clinicians face on a regular basis.
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Trump could clean house at health agencies
Most of the president’s ire has been directed at Fauci. As far back as April, Trump retweeted a call for Fauci’s firing.
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FDA grants emergency use authorization to Lilly’s antibody COVID-19 therapy
“We have supplies to distribute now. Product distribution will begin this week.”
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Biden victory: What it means for COVID, health care
Biden’s agenda includes: Ramping up the federal response to COVID-19, boosting the Affordable Care Act, creating a new “public option” to cover...
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Health sector has spent $464 million on lobbying in 2020
PhRMA leads sector through the third quarter, with the American Hospital Association just behind.
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CDC panel takes on COVID vaccine rollout, risks, and side effects
ACIP will need to offer direction on which groups should get priority in vaccine allocation, inasmuch as early supplies will not be sufficient to...
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HHS extends deadline for patient access to your clinical notes
Government cites the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for the delay.
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Florida will investigate all COVID-19 deaths
The review is meant to “ensure data integrity.”