In blocking a new slate of guidelines for Covid-19 vaccines, the White House halts the latest attempt by the Food and Drug Administration to introduce some measure of regulatory rigor into a desperate race to the finish line.
Category: healthcare
White House Approves FDA’s More Stringent Guidelines For Approving A Covid-19 Vaccine
The new guidelines mark another instance of health departments and the White House butting heads during the pandemic, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention being the center to much of the chaos.
Surgeon General Adams Reportedly Busted For Violating A Coronavirus Policy
He was in Hawaii helping to handle the outbreak.
What Saturday Night Live Can Teach America About Coronavirus Prevention
The powerful public health message Chris Rock and the cast of Saturday Night Live offered on the first show in four months, just a day after Donald Trump revealed he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Facebook And Twitter Sanction Trump Posts Comparing Covid-19 To Flu
Trump has continued to make the comparison to downplay the virus.
WHO Head Says ‘There Is Hope’ Covid-19 Vaccine May Be Ready By Year-End
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for commitment and solidarity from global leaders to ensure equal distribution of vaccines.
Senate Democrats: Trump ‘Deliberately Withheld’ Information On White House Outbreak To ‘Minimize Public Scrutiny’
They called on the administration to follow all CDC guidelines and to update the public on the contact tracing process.
This AI Tool For Diagnosing Autism Could Hit The Market ‘In The Second Half Of 2021’
Cognoa, which has raised $60 million, is part of a growing market as insurers are increasingly required to cover autism products and services.
Antibody Therapy From GSK, Vir Goes To Phase 3 Trials
The global trial of the experimental antibody therapy will expand following promising safety results in early trial participants.
Walmart’s Health Plans Launch In Time For Medicare Open Enrollment
Walmart is launching health plans through a new brokerage that will be available for the first time for seniors signing up this fall for Medicare medical and drug benefits in 2021.
