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FDA Warns About Popular Baby Formulas After Illnesses Reported

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning this week about several popular baby formulas made by Abbott Laboratories after reported illnesses across the United States. Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories said it is recalling its Similac, Alimentum, and EleCare formulas that were manufactured in its Sturgis, Michigan, plant, according to a statement posted Thursday….


Facts Matter (Feb. 17): 2 New Studies Find Natural Immunity is Strong Against Omicron, 88% Protection from Serious Cases

Right now, cities across the United States are still in the process of implementing vaccine mandates. And so, we’re seeing cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Boston firing teachers, letting go of city workers, and even terminating police officers. However, a new study from the Cleveland Clinic shows that natural immunity is fairly robust…


FDA Executive Officer Says US Government Plans to Push Annual COVID-19 Shots

An executive officer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a newly released video that President Joe Biden’s administration plans to push annual COVID-19 vaccine shots. Christopher Cole, executive officer of the medical countermeasures initiative at the FDA, made the comments to the journalism group Project Veritas. “Biden wants to inoculate as…


FDA Official Says US Government Plans to Push Annual COVID-19 Shots

An executive officer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in a newly released video that President Joe Biden’s administration plans to push annual COVID-19 vaccine shots. Christopher Cole, executive officer of the medical countermeasures initiative at the FDA, made the comments to the journalism group Project Veritas. “Biden wants to inoculate as…


Facts Matter (Feb. 16): Exclusive: Pfizer Clinical Trial Whistleblower Presses Forward With Lawsuit Without US Government’s Help

According to its newly published earnings report, Pfizer is pretty much swimming in cash. In fact, just from the vaccine alone, it has brought in $36 billion—making its vaccine the No. 1 top-selling pharmaceutical product ever in a single year from any company, by a very wide margin. However, not everything is going smoothly for…


Senate Confirms Biden’s Nominee for FDA Commissioner in Narrow Vote

The Senate on Feb. 15 narrowly confirmed President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a regulatory agency that oversees vaccines and drugs. Dr. Robert Califf, 70, who was FDA commissioner during the Obama administration, was confirmed in a 50-46 vote. Six Republicans crossed the aisle to support Califf, who was…


FDA Delayed Decision on Pfizer’s Vaccine for Children Due to Low Number of COVID-19 Cases in Trial: Gottlieb

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pushed back a decision on whether to clear Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 because both arms of Pfizer’s clinical trial have a low number of COVID-19 cases, a Pfizer board member and former FDA commissioner says. “Since there’s a low number of cases overall in the clinical…


FDA Authorizes Emergency Use for Monoclonal Antibody Drug Amid $720 Million Deal

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday announced it handed down an emergency use authorization for Eli Lilly and Company’s bebtelovimab, a monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19. The drug is intended for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19, the illness caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus in patients aged 12 and…


FDA Postpones Decision on Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children

U.S. drug regulators on Feb. 11 announced they are pushing back a decision on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 6 months old. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had planned to consult its vaccine advisory committee on Feb. 15 on whether to clear the jab for young children, but changed that plan…


Pfizer Vaccine for Young Children Will be Available in US by End of February if Authorized

U.S. authorities are preparing to ship out millions of doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by the end of February if drug regulators authorize the shot for children under 5. President Joe Biden’s administration has secured enough doses to vaccinate all 18 million children in the country who are 4 or younger. Officials are telling health…