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Dec 04 2020
Opinion
The FDA’s Political Inoculation
The U.K. on Wednesday approved Pfizer -BioNTech’s vaccine, and no doubt many Americans are wondering as thousands die each day why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wasn’t first. Blame politicians who promoted public skepticism of a vaccine that U.S. regulators now feel they must remedy.
Two weeks ago Pfizer and BioNTech applied to the FDA for emergency use authorization of their
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Oct 27 2021
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FDA advisers recommend Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that children ages 5 to 11 receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
The FDA's advisory committee announced the decision after a study found that the benefits for children who receive inoculation far outweigh the potential risks of cardiac arrest symptoms, according to the Washington Post.
The panel voted
Washington ExaminerDec 30 2019
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New Internal Documents Paint a Depressing Picture of the FDA’s Response to the Opioid Epidemic
More than a third of opioid-related deaths in the United States link back to long-acting drugs like OxyContin that are approved for prescription by the US Food and Drug Administration. But lax oversight at the agency is hampering efforts to ensure doctors don’t overprescribe these medications, according to a new study.
Mother JonesMay 06 2021
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Should menthol cigarettes be banned?
The Food and Drug Administration announced last week that it would begin the process of banning menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The move comes after years of public pressure and legal challenges from anti-smoking groups aimed at compelling the FDA to follow through on its own recommendation that menthol cigarettes be banned.
Menthol is a substance that can be derived from mint
Yahoo! The 360Jun 28 2019
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Harris' attack on Joe Biden steals spotlight at Democratic primary debate
Democratic voters tuned into Thursday night's debate searching for the candidate who could take down Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election -- and many flipped on their television sets expecting that person to be front-runner Joe Biden.
In a surprise twist, it was former prosecutor Kamala Harris who took command of the debate stage, outshining her rivals time after time with
CNN DigitalOct 25 2021
Opinion
These are the questions I'm asking as approval of a COVID-19 vaccine for younger children nears
As grandparents we wonder whether to recommend that our grandchildren, ages 2 to 7, get COVID-19 vaccinations. Vaccines for children 5 to 11 will soon be available under Emergency Use Authorization, and a vaccine will probably be ready the next few months for those younger.
We are not alone in questioning whether our grandkids should get the shots. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey in
Des Moines RegisterAug 13 2021
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Vaccine mandates exacerbate class divide
Corporate America's patchwork approach to vaccine requirements is deepening the pandemic's class divides.
Why it matters: New cases of coronavirus, driven by the Delta variant, are up 86% in the U.S. over the past two weeks. The rise in new infections has upended return to work plans for certain sectors of the economy, while others can't afford to change course.
State of play:
AxiosJan 01 2022
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The Cruel Failure of Welfare Reform in the Southwest
As the 1960s came to their tumultuous end, California Gov. Ronald Reagan convened a summit on the topic of welfare. He was hoping to try out one of his new ideas: that poor single mothers were, in the wake of the civil rights movement, increasingly living idly and defrauding government assistance programs.
George Miller, then the welfare director in neighboring Nevada, volunteered to do
ProPublicaOct 02 2021
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Global supply chains at risk of collapse, warn business leaders
Global supply chains are at risk of collapse unless governments worldwide restore freedom of movement to transport workers and give them priority over vaccines, a coalition of international business leaders has warned.
In an open letter to heads of state and government attending the United Nations General Assembly, the International Chamber of Shipping and other transport groups warned
Financial TimesApr 13 2022
Opinion
Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
Kyle Rittenhouse is a domestic terrorist. Brett Kavanaugh is a rapist. Donald Trump won in 2016 only because he colluded with the Kremlin. Nick Sandmann, the boy from Covington Catholic High School on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, was an entitled white bigot. Mr. Trump said the neo-Nazis at Charlottesville were “good people.” Last year’s riots were mostly peaceful. Unarmed black men are
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