FDA: Pfizer RSV Vaccine Approved for Use In Older Adults
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JUNE 1, 2023
Abrysvo is the second RSV vaccine approved by the FDA.
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JUNE 1, 2023
Abrysvo is the second RSV vaccine approved by the FDA.
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JUNE 18, 2024
The vaccine covers 8 serotypes not currently covered by any FDA-approved pneumococcal vaccines.
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JANUARY 18, 2023
The FDA has approved another Tdap vaccine option for use during pregnancy to prevent pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough.
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Bivalent COVID-19 vaccines by both Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech are no longer authorized for use in the United States.
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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
Check out important updates from the FDA for the week of September 2.
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AUGUST 22, 2024
Novavax is still awaiting FDA authorization for their protein-based COVID-19 vaccine.
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MAY 3, 2023
The vaccine is approved for use in adults aged 60 and older to prevent lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV.
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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The protein-based vaccine includes a monovalent component corresponding to the Omicron variant JN.1 1 strain.
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FEBRUARY 24, 2023
The vaccine would be administered to pregnant people to protect newborns from RSV.
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JANUARY 18, 2024
In 2023, the FDA approved six vaccines, including 2 for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and the first vaccine to prevent the mosquito-borne virus chikungunya.
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FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Innovation in the vaccine area continues. In 2023, the FDA approved six vaccines, including several important firsts. But they face a difficult landscape where federal policies dictate coverage.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Ixchiq contains a live, weakened version of the chikungunya virus and may cause symptoms in the vaccine recipient similar to those experienced by people who have chikungunya disease.
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JUNE 21, 2023
The first RSV vaccines were approved by the FDA earlier this year.
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APRIL 28, 2023
Prevnar 20 contains 20 serotypes and grants the broadest serotype coverage of any pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.
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AUGUST 22, 2023
The respiratory syncytial virus vaccine (Abrysvo) is the first and only maternal RSV vaccine used to help protect infants from the virus.
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APRIL 18, 2023
Monovalent vaccines by these manufacturers are no longer authorized for use in the United States.
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JANUARY 27, 2023
Recommendations from the unanimous vote must be adopted by the FDA and CDC.
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The Food and Drug Administration canceled an upcoming vaccine advisory committee meeting to discuss influenza virus strains, according to committee member Paul Offit. “Vaccine makers look to this meeting to determine which strains to include in this year’s vaccine.”
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AUGUST 2, 2024
The technology from Diakonos Oncology initiates a natural immune response that targets and eliminates cancer cells by activating cytotoxic TH1 cell signaling pathways.
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JUNE 7, 2024
Check out important updates from the FDA for the week of June 3.
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APRIL 16, 2024
The company’s investigational ABCWY vaccine candidate will be reviewed by the FDA by February 14, 2025.
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MAY 10, 2024
The federal agency said the delay was due to administrative constraints and did not cite any vaccine safety, efficacy or quality issues.
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MAY 31, 2024
mRESVIA is the first mRNA vaccine approved for a disease other than COVID-19.
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JUNE 16, 2023
The VRBPAC committee voted 21-0 in favor of this recommendation.
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JANUARY 8, 2025
Patients who receive either Pfizer or GSKs respiratory syncytial virus vaccine may be at increased risk of Guillain-Barr syndrome.
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FEBRUARY 17, 2025
The vaccine is the first virus-like particle single-dose vaccine for chikungunya for patients 12 years and older.
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NOVEMBER 7, 2023
The FDA is advising health care professionals who administer the vaccine to make sure the correct volume of the vaccine is withdrawn from the vial and the correct dose is administered to the patient.
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NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Ixchiq was approved through the FDA Accelerated Approval pathway.
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AUGUST 16, 2023
PXVX0317 has received Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA.
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MARCH 28, 2025
The US Food and Drug Association (FDA) has granted fast track designation to Sanofis mRNA vaccine candidate for the prevention of chlamydia infection. The chlamydia vaccine candidate has been designed to protect against primary genital tract infection and reinfection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis.
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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The vaccine will be made available via third-party online pharmacies.
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JUNE 23, 2023
vaccine, the company said that doses would be available in time for fall vaccination. Pending authorization of the XBB.1.5
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APRIL 26, 2023
Two RSV vaccines for seniors have completed phase 3 trials and demonstrated beneficial results. The public still awaits FDA decisions on potential approvals for both.
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OCTOBER 17, 2024
Three RSV vaccines are currently FDA approved for use in adults aged 60 or older.
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MARCH 28, 2025
Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent chlamydia, but treatment includes regimens of antibiotics, including doxycycline, azithromycin, and levofloxacin.
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JUNE 21, 2024
Check out important updates from the FDA for the week of June 17.
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MARCH 15, 2023
A new booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is now available for children aged 6 months to 4 years, in an effort to continue to curb the effects of COVID-19
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OCTOBER 23, 2024
Abrysvo is the only RSV vaccine approved for use in this age group.
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AUGUST 23, 2024
Check out important updates from the FDA for the week of August 19.
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JUNE 17, 2024
Novavax has sought US FDA approval for an updated JN.1 1 version of its Covid-19 vaccine, NVX-CoV2705, for individuals aged 12 years and above.
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OCTOBER 3, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized Novavax’s updated Covid-19 vaccine, giving Americans seeking to update their protection against the SARS-CoV-2 virus another option. based company, which has struggled to claim a share of the now dwindling Covid vaccine market — globally and within the United States.
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JUNE 7, 2024
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded the approval for GSK’s vaccine to protect against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, authorizing its use for at-risk adults as young as 50. Arexvy, which was the first RSV vaccine approved , now becomes the first to be available to adults under the age of 60 who are not pregnant.
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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it had greenlit two updated Covid-19 booster shots in people as young as 6 months old, triggering a process that could see the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines become available in doctors’ offices, clinics, and pharmacies later this week. Read the rest…
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