Patients with advanced skin cancer could be fast-tracked to take part in a “revolutionary” trial of a new cancer vaccine. The needle-free injection boosts the immune system’s response and helps it attack and recognise cancer cells to help stop the disease returning. The trial is being coordinated by the Southampton Clinical Trials Unit, which is […]
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks weighed in on Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s remarks about finding a cause of autism, saying giving people false hope is “wrong.” Marks joined CBS News’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, where host Margaret Brennan asked him […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. touted the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine as the “most effective” way to prevent the spread of measles during a visit to Texas with the family of an 8-year-old girl who died from the disease. “I came to Gaines County, Texas, today to comfort the […]
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine official who resigned last week amid pressure from the Trump administration, urged families to continue vaccinating their children. Marks, who previously led the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, pointed to concerns around Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his […]
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official pressured to resign over his disagreements with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., warned in an interview published Friday that Kennedy’s tenure at the HHS has been “very scary” so far. Marks announced his resignation toward the end of March, reportedly having […]
A top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) resigned, citing Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “misinformation” and apparent lack of desire for “truth and transparency.” Dr. Peter Marks, who has led the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), stepped down on Friday after earlier in […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization for an updated version of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine amid the summer surge of infections. The new version of the vaccine “more closely targets” variants circulating nationwide, therefore providing more protection against “serious consequences” of the virus, including hospitalization and death. It is now permitted […]
It is hoped the study will aid the development of a vaccine against the infection. Source link
Dr Vanessa Saliba, from the UK Heath Security Agency, told BBC News: “We have early signs that there’s less spread of poliovirus in London – but we will need 12 months of no detections before the World Health Organization could declare that the UK is no longer an infected country.” Source link
Democratic senators lashed out at Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel in a Thursday hearing over his company’s plans to quadruple the price of its COVID-19 vaccine. The current cost of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster is roughly $26 and the company is expected to raise the price up to $130 per dose in the U.S. once the […]