Moderna vaccine approval process starts Thursday; how is it different from Pfizer’s
Deliveries could start early next week
FDA
FDA will approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use authorization
Newly released documents suggest the FDA will approve Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use authorization on Thursday. The documents posted on the agency’s website state the vaccine meets its criteria for success. Research data shows the vaccine…
US regulators post positive review of Pfizer vaccine data
By MATTHEW PERRONE and LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Documents released by U.S. regulators Tuesday confirmed that Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine was strongly protective against COVID-19 -- offering the world’s first detailed look at the evidence behind…
FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: the antiviral remdesivir
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer U.S. regulators have approved the first drug to treat COVID-19. Remdesivir is an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization. Its maker, Gilead Sciences Inc., said Thursday that the drug…
FDA authorizes emergency use of saliva test for COVID-19
Federal health officials have authorized the emergency use of a coronavirus saliva test. Yale School of Public Health developed the test which does not use the chemical reagents that are used in the standard nasal swab diagnostic test. The test,…
FDA warns Americans of toxic hand sanitizers
U.S. health officials are warning Americans again to avoid a growing list of imported hand sanitizers that may be contaminated with the toxic chemical methanol.
Children's Robitussin, Dimetapp cough syrups recalled over incorrect dosing cups
GSK Consumer Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall for some children's Robitussin and Dimetapp products due to dosing cups missing graduation markings. The recall affects two lots of Children's Robitussin Honey Cough and Chest Congestion DM and one lot of…
FDA issues authorization for first at-home COVID-19 test
Soon you won’t have to leave your house to take a test for the Coronavirus. The FDA issued an emergency use authorization for Labcorp’s pixel test, making it the first at-home test for COVID-19. The sample collection kit comes with…
FDA authorizes first COVID-19 test for emergency use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first at-home tests for coronavirus. They're called "pixel" by LabCorp CVODI-19 test home collection kits. They allow patients to collect nasal swab samples at home and mail them in for results.…
Mary Mahoney’s closes temporarily due to FDA raid
One of the most historic restaurants on the Gulf Coast was surprised this morning by an unplanned visit from the Food and Drug Administration. News 25’s Andrew Scherer is at Mary Mahoney’s in Biloxi with more.
Mary Mahoney’s in Biloxi briefly shuts down
This morning, Mary Mahoney’s Restaurant was visited by the FDA in conjunction with an investigation of a mislabeled fish. Bobby Mahoney and his family and employees have cooperated fully with the inquiry. “It caused a little disruption to our lunch…
FDA Commissioner resigning
The head of the Food and Drug Administration will resign his post. Dr. Scott Gottlieb has been FDA commissioner since 20-17. During his time at FDA, he worked to curtail youth vaping and even threatened to ban e-cigarettes unless manufacturers…