#COVID vax boosters recommended by White House for all Americans

#COVID vax boosters recommended by White House for all Americans

“#COVID vax boosters recommended by White House for all Americans” The Biden administration is set to announce that Americans who got a COVID-19 vaccine should receive a booster shot eight months after becoming fully vaccinated, officials said late Monday. The booster doses would likely not be made available until mid-to-late September, after the Food and…

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#Peacetime at the FDA

#Peacetime at the FDA

“#Peacetime at the FDA” With the Delta variant continuing to surge, President Joe Biden claims, “We are still on a wartime footing, and every American who is eligible should take immediate steps to get vaccinated right away.” But his Food and Drug Administration is already back in peacetime, dragging its feet on giving final OK…

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#Researchers ask FDA to pull more sunscreens over carcinogen

#Researchers ask FDA to pull more sunscreens over carcinogen

“#Researchers ask FDA to pull more sunscreens over carcinogen” A group of researchers has called on the Food and Drug Administration to pull certain popular sunscreen brands after they said they’ve found evidence of a potential cancer-causing chemical. Craig Downs, executive director of the nonprofit Haereticus Environmental Laboratory (HEL), led researchers in a letter calling on…

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#FDA flags Amazon over sale of harmful sex enhancement goods

#FDA flags Amazon over sale of harmful sex enhancement goods

“#FDA flags Amazon over sale of harmful sex enhancement goods” The Food and Drug Administration notified Amazon over the sale of sexual enhancement and weight-loss products that had potentially harmful drug ingredients, in a letter addressed to the company’s new boss Andy Jassy. Amazon said it has removed the products in question, and will continue to…

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#Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines?

#Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines?

“#Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines?” Why do some people get side effects after COVID-19 vaccines? Temporary side effects including headache, fatigue and fever are signs the immune system is revving up — a normal response to vaccines. And they’re common. “The day after getting these vaccines, I wouldn’t plan anything…

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#Pacemakers recalled over risk of electrical short

#Pacemakers recalled over risk of electrical short

“#Pacemakers recalled over risk of electrical short” The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a recall of nearly 62,000 pacemakers that were distributed between April 2015 and February 2019 after it was discovered that moisture could get inside the device causing an electrical short. The agency said there have been 135 complaints, 135 injuries but no…

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