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• U.S. FDA approves new Novavax COVID-19 shot for adults

  The Novavax vaccine is made of copies of the spike protein that coats the coronavirus, packaged into nanoparticles that to the immune system resemble a virus.

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  Jul 13
  
• U.S. pharmacists can now prescribe Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill to at-risk people, FDA says

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it authorized state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer Inc's PFE.N COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid, to eligible patients.

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  Jul 6
  
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• Novavax expects to produce COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron by fall

  Novavax Inc NVAX.O said on Friday it expects to provide a COVID-19 vaccine targeting Omicron in the fourth quarter.

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  Jul 1
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• U.S. FDA backs COVID-19 booster shots tailored to target Omicron BA.4, BA.5 subvariants

  The BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron COVID-19 subvariants are now dominant in the United States, according to data from the Cenetrs for Disease Control and Prevention.

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  Jun 30
• FDA advisors meet to discuss future of COVID-19 vaccine design

  Outside advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are meeting on Tuesday to discuss whether to change the design of COVID-19 vaccines in order to combat future variants.

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  Jun 28
• FDA investigating another infant death potentially related to Abbott baby formula

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Wednesday it was notified of one more infant death in January potentially related to Abbott Laboratories' ABT.N baby formula.

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  Jun 23
• U.S. FDA advisors endorse COVID-19 vaccines for kids under 5 years old

  If the FDA and CDC both give final approval to Pfizer and Moderna's shots, they could be available as soon as next week for the country's youngest children.

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  Jun 15
• Patients with rare eye cancer travel cross-country for treatment: ‘This was traumatizing’

  Treatment for late-stage ocular melanoma is scarce but a new drug, being reviewed by Health Canada, has patients travelling great distances for a chance at survival. 

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  Jun 14
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• Canada becomes first country to approve experimental ALS drug treatment Albrioza

  Although Health Canada has approved the drug treatment Albrioza, the drug is still under the U.S.'s Food and Drug Administration review.

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  Jun 13
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• U.S. FDA warns against heart inflammation risk from Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has raised concerns about a possible risk of heart inflammation from Novavax Inc's NVAX.OCOVID-19 vaccine.

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  Jun 3