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COVID-19 Vaccine News: Reactions, Efficacy, Dosing and More

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Rare Vaccination Side Effect in People Who Received Cosmetic Facial Fillers. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) noted that there have been a few reports of people who received cosmetic injections to smooth wrinkles or plump lips having unexpected swelling related to the COVID-19 vaccination. Here’s a look.

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FDA Warns of Risks Associated with Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening Tests

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These tests look for signs of genetic abnormalities in a fetus by testing a sample of blood from the pregnant person. We strongly urge patients to discuss the benefits and risks of these tests with a genetic counselor or other health care provider prior to making decisions based on the results of these tests.”.

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FDA Takes Additional Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing Emergency Use Authorization for Second COVID-19 Vaccine

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Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the second vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The emergency use authorization allows the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the U.S. Hahn , M.D.

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FDA Approves First Drug to Improve Growth in Children with Most Common Form of Dwarfism

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Achondroplasia is a genetic condition that causes severely short stature and disproportionate growth. People with achondroplasia have a genetic mutation that causes a certain growth regulation gene called fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 to be overly active, which prevents normal bone growth.

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FDA Makes Low-Risk Determination for Marketing of Products from Genome-Edited Beef Cattle After Safety Review

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The IGA results in the equivalent genotype (genetic make-up) and short-hair coat trait seen in some conventionally bred cattle, known as a “slick” coat. This is the FDA’s first low-risk determination for enforcement discretion for an IGA in an animal for food use.

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Top 2020 Biopharma Scandals and Outrages

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Hacking – While pharmaceutical companies raced to develop vaccines, hackers furiously worked to steal intellectual property. In December, the European Medicines Agency revealed that documents related to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech maintained on the agency’s servers were illegally accessed. Source link.

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FDA Approves First Treatment for Common Type of Post-Transplant Infection that is Resistant to Other Drugs

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Department of Health and Human Services, protects the public health by assuring the safety, effectiveness, and security of mortal and veterinary medicines, vaccines and other natural products for mortal use, and medical bias. Livtencity works by preventing the activity of human cytomegalovirus enzyme pUL97, thus blocking virus replication.