U.S. vaccinations in 2020 falling far short of target of 20 million peopleAbout 14 million doses of Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines have been distributed to states so far, federal officials told reporters on Wedne...
31 Dec, 2020, 05.44 PM IST
U.S. expects to have immunized 100 mn against COVID-19 by end of March: Dr. Moncef SlaouiHe said the United States hopes to have about 40 million doses of vaccine distributed by the end of December, which would include the just ...
13 Dec, 2020, 09.25 PM IST
America says coronavirus vaccine to start arriving in states from MondayTrucks will roll out Sunday morning as shipping companies UPS and FedEx begin delivering Pfizer's vaccine to nearly 150 locations, said Arm...
12 Dec, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine faces last hurdle before US decisionThursday's meeting of the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory panel is likely the last step before a U.S. decision to begin shi...
10 Dec, 2020, 12.08 PM IST
Record U.S. deaths prompt urgent calls for masking, stay-at-home ordersPresident-elect Joe Biden promised a new national strategy that will impose mask mandates where he will have authority, such as federal bui...
04 Dec, 2020, 09.51 PM IST
United States approves first rapid home coronavirus testThe Food and Drug Administration approved a testing kit for people age 14 and older whom a doctor suspects to have Covid-19. The test, whic...
18 Nov, 2020, 09.56 AM IST
US FDA approves first COVID-19 test kit for home useThe single-use test, made by Lucira Health, has been given emergency use authorization for home use with self-collected nasal swab samples ...
18 Nov, 2020, 09.33 AM IST
US Food and Drug Administration commissioner willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccineStephen Hahn, who serves as the commissioner of FDA, said his agency was prepared to authorize a vaccine before Phase Three clinical trials...
30 Aug, 2020, 05.17 PM IST
FDA chief apologises for overstating plasma effect on virusThe announcement on the eve of Trump's Republican National Convention raised suspicions that it was politically motivated to offset critics...
25 Aug, 2020, 08.23 PM IST
Donald Trump announces emergency authorisation of plasma treatment for Covid patientsPresident Donald Trump on Sunday announced emergency authorisation to treat COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma a move he called 'a ...
24 Aug, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
US approves simpler saliva test for faster detection of Covid-19The US health watchdog has authorised the emergency use of a new saliva-based laboratory diagnostic test for Covid-19 that could be a game-...
17 Aug, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
Second US virus wave emerges as infection tally soars past 2 millionA fresh onslaught of the novel coronavirus is bringing challenges for residents and the economy in pockets across the US. The localised sur...
12 Jun, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
Anthony Fauci to testify before U.S. Senate, not House, on virus responseTrump, speaking to reporters at the White House, defended his decision to block the nation's top infectious disease expert from appearing b...
06 May, 2020, 12.51 AM IST
COVID-19: FDA warns against side effects of hydroxychloroquineThe US Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety communication regarding the known side effects of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroq...
25 Apr, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
US President touts anti-malarial drug as potential treatment for coronavirusAs the number of coronavirus cases in the US continued to rise, President Donald Trump on Thursday said that hydroxychloroquine, an anti-ma...
20 Mar, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
U.S. agency investigating production of faulty coronavirus test kitsFDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn said in a statement on Sunday that "upon learning about the test issue from CDC (the Centers for Disease Cont...
02 Mar, 2020, 09.23 AM IST
Health authorities expect coronavirus spread on US soilOfficials are also worried the outbreak poses a threat to the security of the US drug supply chain because a high proportion of ingredients...
26 Feb, 2020, 07.19 AM IST