On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval for Pfzer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine, now marketed under the name Comirnaty, for everyone aged 16 and up.
Regulators in the EU and US meet this week to determine whether to resume administering the vaccine after reports of an extremely rare blood clotting side effect.
Richer countries have the luxury of picking and choosing between vaccine options, but their regulatory decisions may make it harder for poorer countries to fight the pandemic.
While the chance of a blood clot from the J&J vaccine is astronomically low and vaccinating as many people as possible is a paramount goal, the government felt confident it could afford to stop its use.
On Thursday, a Federal grand jury indicted biotech startup uBiome’s cofounders Jessica Richman and Michael Apte with multiple charges related to defrauding insurance companies and investors.
Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte were charged Thursday for failing to disclose significant issues related to the company’s insurance billing practices.
Multiple experts say that the drug company’s vaccine is being unfairly targeted by EU countries, hindering plans to roll it out worldwide at a critical time.