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    Mar 12

    Find the latest available information and answers to frequently asked questions about on our website:

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  2. 33 seconds ago

    FDA Commissioner : "I know the meticulousness of the review that the FDA team has done. I will absolutely take this COVID-19 vaccine, pending availability and distribution, because I have complete trust and confidence in the FDA career staff’s evaluation."

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  3. 20 minutes ago

    "The FDA’s authorization for this vaccine is a significant milestone in battling a devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the U.S. and around the world." -- FDA Commissioner

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  4. 41 minutes ago

    "I am pleased to announce that late yesterday, the FDA authorized for emergency use the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This is the first vaccine to be authorized in the United States." -- FDA Commissioner during today's virtual press conference

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  5. 2 hours ago

    LIVE NOW: The FDA is holding a press conference on the first vaccine authorization. FDA Commissioner and Director Dr. Peter Marks are taking questions.

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  6. 12 hours ago

    The FDA is scheduled to hold a press conference on the first vaccine authorization on Saturday at 9 a.m. EST. FDA Commissioner and Director Dr. Peter Marks will be taking questions. Watch the live stream here on Twitter.

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  7. 13 hours ago

    In making this determination, the FDA can assure the public and medical community that it has conducted a thorough evaluation of the available safety, effectiveness and manufacturing quality information.

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  8. 13 hours ago

    The data also support that the known and potential benefits outweigh the known and potential risks supporting the vaccine’s use in millions of people 16 years of age and older, including healthy individuals.

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  9. 13 hours ago

    The FDA has determined that the vaccine has met the statutory criteria for issuance of an EUA. The totality of the available data provides clear evidence it may be effective in preventing COVID-19.

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  10. 13 hours ago

    “The FDA’s authorization for emergency use of the first vaccine is a significant milestone in battling this devastating pandemic that has affected so many families in the United States and around the world.” – FDA Commissioner

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  11. 13 hours ago

    Today, FDA issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of caused by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals 16 years of age and older. The emergency use authorization allows the vaccine to be distributed in the U.S.

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  12. 21 hours ago

    Are you one of the millions of men and women on the front lines of growing, processing, preparing, selling and, delivering food for people and animals? Make sure you & your family get the seasonal flu shot. Week
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  13. Dec 11

    Every year thousands of women are infected with HIV. Learn the facts and teach the women in your family and community how to prevent and treat HIV.

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  14. Dec 11

    FDA Commissioner and Director Dr. Peter Marks issue a statement on yesterday’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee Meeting.

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  15. Dec 10

    FDA has authorized 298 tests and sample collection devices under EUAs; these include 229 molecular tests and sample collection devices, 61 antibody tests, and 8 antigen tests

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  16. Dec 10

    As part of the FDA’s effort to protect consumers, the agency issued a warning letter jointly with to Paradigm RE, LLC for selling unapproved and misbranded products with fraudulent claims.

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  17. Dec 10

    FDA issued an EUA to LabCorp for its Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit for use with LabCorp’s COVID-19 RT-PCR Test for non-prescription use. The Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit is the first COVID-19 direct-to-consumer test system.

    Today, we authorized the first test system consumers can buy online or in a store without a prescription. The test is for people ages 18 & older & it allows them to collect their own nasal sample at home & send it to a lab for processing.
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  18. Dec 10

    Today, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), made up of outside scientific and public health experts from around the country, met to discuss the first request for emergency use authorization for a vaccine.

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  19. Dec 10

    Here’s a look at our latest actions as we work to protect the public health and fight .

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    Dec 10

    serves an important role in reviewing data to ensure that vaccine data submitted for FDA review are accurate and complete.

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  21. Dec 10

    When giving kids OTC cough & cold products, follow directions on the Drug Facts label and use a dosing syringe or cup, marked w/ correct measurements. Use them—and not household spoons or tools from other medications—to measure medication:
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