The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control says they are putting an immediate pause on the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine in the state.
The Food and Drug Administration approved several at-home COVID-19 tests. Over-the-counter products from Abbott and Quidel got emergency use authorization Wednesday. They’re for asymptomatic people involved with serial screening and those testing for antigens.
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine is effective in adolescents. The pharmaceutical company says clinical trial results showed 100% efficacy in kids ages 12-15. Researchers say there were no COVID-19 cases among the more than 100,000 participants given the vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized another at-home COVID-19 test for emergency use. The federal agency green lit the Quidel QuickVue at-home COVID-19 test.
American consumer spending jumped in the month of January. Spending increased by 2.4% last month, the biggest jump since June, thanks to stimulus checks. Incomes also rose 10% in January, which is the biggest increase since April of last year.
The United States could have authorization to begin administering a third COVID-19 vaccine in a few days. Food and Drug Administration advisors are meeting Friday to review the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration has placed alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on a countrywide import alert.
A COVID-19 test might give people a false sense of their status, as the Food and Drug Administration says some test results can return false negatives.
The Food Drug Administration is meeting this week to consider giving half doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine to people ages 18-55.
A Food and Drug Administration panel is set to meet Thursday to discuss Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, and if they’ll give it emergency authorization.
