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FDA will limit Covid vaccines to people over 65 or at high risk of serious illness, leaders say
The FDA announced it will limit access to Covid-19 vaccines going forward to people 65 and older and others at high risk of ...
FDA may limit future Covid-19 shots to older people and those at risk of serious infection
The US Food and Drug Administration is changing the way it approves Covid-19 vaccines for Americans, a move that may limit ...
Trump's FDA Has Axed COVID Boosters For Most People — And Medical Experts Are Deeply Worried
The vaccine eligibility change is a threat to the health of Americans, some experts say, adding that the FDA is not being ...
FDA plans to limit COVID shots to those over 65 or with high-risk conditions
Previously, updated COVID vaccines had been recommended annually by the CDC for everyone over the age of 6 months. The CDC ...
Who can get updated COVID vaccines this fall? FDA will OK for high-risk groups, calls for new clinical trials
The Food and Drug Administration says it has decided to continue approving COVID-19 vaccine updates for seniors and others at ...
FDA: COVID-19 vaccine choice in pregnancy is personal
Federal health officials have pulled back a key recommendation that pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine -- causing sharp ...
After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk
After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter ...
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FDA commissioner defends changes to COVID vaccine recommendations
In a significant shift this week, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 vaccines will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant individuals. That sparked ...
Nearly 1,000 people died of drug overdoses in CT last year. What experts say that number means.
The number of drug overdose deaths have declined for the third year in a row in both Connecticut and in the United States, according to a recently released report from the National Center for Health ...