Compliance squeeze, global scrutiny redefine India’s $30 billion pharma export playbookAs global markets prioritise quality and regulatory trust, India’s pharma sector is recalibrating beyond its traditional cost advantage.
01 May, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
White House favours former deputy surgeon general to lead CDC, Washington Post saysThe White House is considering Erica Schwartz to lead the CDC amid ongoing leadership changes, with additional senior appointments also und...
15 Apr, 2026, 08.41 AM IST
Moderna says FDA will consider new flu shot after resolving public disputeThe FDA will now consider Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application after a dispute over clinical trial design. Moderna agreed to seek full ap...
19 Feb, 2026, 01.05 AM IST
US FDA reverses course, will review Moderna's revised flu vaccine applicationThe US Food and Drug Administration will now review Moderna's influenza vaccine. This comes after an initial refusal due to trial design is...
18 Feb, 2026, 08.37 PM IST
Moderna pulls application for COVID-flu combination shotModerna has withdrawn its application for a combination flu and COVID vaccine, awaiting efficacy data from a late-stage influenza shot tria...
21 May, 2025, 08.01 PM IST
New Trump vaccine policy might limit access to your future COVID shots: 10 pointsThe US Food and Drug Administration changes Covid-19 vaccine approval process. Access to seasonal boosters is restricted for healthy indivi...
21 May, 2025, 05.55 PM IST
Moderna seeks US FDA approval for Omicron Covid booster for children over 6 yearsIn a request to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Boston-based biotech has requested that omicron shots be approved for teenagers age...
24 Sep, 2022, 12.44 AM IST
Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine just received full FDA approval. Here's what it meansIn early August, a Wall Street Journal report stated that India was in talks to buy 50 million doses of Pfizer and German partner BioNTech ...
24 Aug, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
US regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccineThe vaccine made by Pfizer and its partner BioNTech now carries the strongest endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration, which has ...
24 Aug, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine wins landmark US approvalAround 52% of the country is fully vaccinated, but health authorities have hit a wall of vaccine hesitant people, impeding the national cam...
24 Aug, 2021, 10.40 AM IST
Pfizer, BioNTech seek full US approval for Covid-19 vaccineThe two pharma companies plan to submit data in support of the application "on a rolling basis over the coming weeks" to the Food and Drug ...
07 May, 2021, 07.01 PM IST
FDA warns against one-dose regimen for coronavirus vaccinesIn February, some scientists and lawmakers suggested using a one-dose regimen for all coronavirus vaccines approved in the US, after certai...
07 Mar, 2021, 08.08 AM IST
Trump, ahead of FDA, says Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine has been approvedThe FDA had not yet authorized emergency use of the vaccine, a Bloomberg reporter said on Twitter, citing the agency. FDA and Moderna did n...
18 Dec, 2020, 07.12 PM IST
US medical experts recommend emergency authorisation of Pfizer COVID vaccineAn emergency use authorisation (EUA) is short of a full approval. Pfizer would have to file a separate application for full FDA approval fo...
11 Dec, 2020, 03.52 PM IST
Questions over AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine data risk delaying approvalSeveral scientists have raised doubts about the robustness of results showing the shot was 90% effective in a sub-group of trial participan...
26 Nov, 2020, 09.48 PM IST
Do high-risk groups get priority over others? Emergency use of a Covid-19 vaccine explainedDuring a health crisis, the FDA can loosen its normal scientific standards.
23 Nov, 2020, 03.02 PM IST
Joe Biden announces new Covid-19 task force under Vivek MurthyMurthy in the past has advocated a science-based approach to the pandemic and often cautioned against politics and politicians dictating pa...
09 Nov, 2020, 10.49 AM IST