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FDA advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof that a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective — the first step toward deciding which Americans need one and when.

The FDA staff declined to take a stance on backing booster shots of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, saying U.S. regulators haven’t verified all the available data.

An expert review of data concludes Covid vaccine boosters are not needed at this time for the general public, a group of U.S. and international scientists said.

Federal health officials have delayed a high-stakes decision on whether to permit bestselling vaping brand Juul to stay on the market

FDA announced Thursday afternoon that it has made “significant progress” in reviewing roughly 6.5 million product applications from about 500 companies.

Wealthy Chinese exile Guo Wengui is using his online misinformation network to promote the use of unproven treatments for Covid.

If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called?

The WHO asked world leaders again to hold off on giving Covid-19 booster shots so poorer nations can vaccinate more of their populations with first doses.

Marion Gruber, director of the FDA’s Office of Vaccines Research & Review, and deputy director Phil Krause will exit the agency.

A key CDC advisory group on Monday unanimously endorsed the full approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine for Americans ages 16 and older.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is issuing a health advisory over the improper use of ivermectin to treat or prevent COVID-19 after calls to the Texas Poison Center Network for people exposed to the drug increased 150%.

Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine

A WHO official said misinformation about Covid and vaccines appears to have gotten worse and is keeping people from getting the shots, driving a rise in cases.

The new CDC study also found that unvaccinated people were nearly five times more likely to be infected with Covid than vaccinated people.

Patients who overdose with ivermectin can experience nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, low blood pressure, allergic reactions, dizziness, problems with balance, seizures, coma and even death, according to the FDA.

Now that the FDA has given the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine its stamp of full approval, doctors hope that some vaccine skeptics will finally be convinced to get the shot. As NBC News medical contributor Dr. Kavita Patel explains, the approval is also likely to lead to more vaccine mandates by employers.

Now that Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has gotten full FDA approval, how close is Moderna’s vaccine to the same sign-off?

The FDA could grant the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine full approval on Monday, The New York Times reported late Friday.

Monoclonal antibodies mimic the body’s ability to fight off viruses, and have been vital in the fight against Covid. Here’s what it is and where you can get it.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that all Americans over the age of 18 will be eligible to receive booster shots beginning September 20 to bolster their protection against the coronavirus.