/tags/fda FDA en-US Copyright Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2023-09-11/new-covid-vaccines-get-fda-approval Vaccines for a fall immunization drive against COVID-19 just got the green light from the Food and Drug Administration. The agency says the vaccines can protect people, as hospitalizations tick up. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:56:00 GMT /npr-news/2023-09-11/new-covid-vaccines-get-fda-approval Rob Stein /2022-06-23/fda-orders-e-cigarette-maker-juul-to-pull-products-from-u-s-market The Director of the Center for Tobacco Research and co-leader of the Cancer Control Program at the OSU James Hospital said the FDA's decision came as a big surprise. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 19:55:45 GMT /2022-06-23/fda-orders-e-cigarette-maker-juul-to-pull-products-from-u-s-market Matthew Rand /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-23/the-fda-orders-juul-to-pull-all-of-its-vaping-products-from-the-u-s-market The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision. Thu, 23 Jun 2022 15:20:12 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-23/the-fda-orders-juul-to-pull-all-of-its-vaping-products-from-the-u-s-market Bill Chappell /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-05/fda-limits-johnson-johnsons-covid-vaccine-to-some-people-due-to-blood-clot-risk The chance of dying after receiving the Janssen vaccine is about 1:2,000,000. But with multiple COVID-19 vaccines available, the FDA is limiting the use of the J&J vaccine. Thu, 05 May 2022 23:37:27 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-05-05/fda-limits-johnson-johnsons-covid-vaccine-to-some-people-due-to-blood-clot-risk Dustin Jones /npr-news/2022-04-28/the-fda-is-proposing-a-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes The agency says the proposal has the potential to significantly decrease disease and death from tobacco by "reducing youth experimentation and addiction." Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:39:25 GMT /npr-news/2022-04-28/the-fda-is-proposing-a-ban-on-menthol-cigarettes Rina Torchinsky, Allison Aubrey /2021-12-23/the-fda-has-authorized-mercks-covid-pill-for-home-use-the-2nd-in-2-days The medicine, called molnupiravir, is taken twice a day for five days and works by preventing the virus from replicating. Merck says it will have 10 million packs available by the end of the month. Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:46:47 GMT /2021-12-23/the-fda-has-authorized-mercks-covid-pill-for-home-use-the-2nd-in-2-days Scott Hensley, Joe Hernandez /2021-12-22/first-doses-of-paxlovid-pfizers-new-covid-pill-are-released-to-states The new at-home COVID treatment is currently available in limited quantities to states and territories. Some states will get as few as 120 courses of treatment at first. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:45:55 GMT /2021-12-22/first-doses-of-paxlovid-pfizers-new-covid-pill-are-released-to-states Scott Hensley /coronavirus/2021-11-19/the-fda-authorizes-covid-booster-shots-for-all-u-s-adults The FDA on Friday granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna booster shots. The boosters have already been available for people 65 and older and to high-risk adults. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:17:36 GMT /coronavirus/2021-11-19/the-fda-authorizes-covid-booster-shots-for-all-u-s-adults Scott Neuman /coronavirus/npr-news/2021-11-16/all-vaccinated-adults-could-soon-be-eligible-for-a-pfizer-or-moderna-booster The Food and Drug Administration is expected to announce later this week that it is authorizing boosters for people 18 or older, even if they aren't at risk for severe disease. Wed, 17 Nov 2021 13:08:37 GMT /coronavirus/npr-news/2021-11-16/all-vaccinated-adults-could-soon-be-eligible-for-a-pfizer-or-moderna-booster Jane Greenhalgh, Barbara Campbell /coronavirus/2021-08-23/pfizers-covid-vaccine-gets-full-approval-from-the-fda The approval replaces the emergency use authorizations granted last December and could make it easier for employers, the military and universities to mandate vaccination. Mon, 23 Aug 2021 13:53:09 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-23/pfizers-covid-vaccine-gets-full-approval-from-the-fda Scott Hensley