FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for First COVID-19 Vaccine
December 12, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization (EUA) for a vaccine for the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals 16 years of age and older.
The emergency use authorization allows the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to be distributed in the United States.
FDA issues Emergency Use Authorization for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine.
AAA reports Gas Prices fall heading into Thanksgiving Holiday
November 25, 2020
Washington, D.C. – At $2.10, this Thanksgiving’s national gas price average is shaping up to be the lowest since 2015. The holiday weekend average that year was a nickel cheaper at $2.05.
“Typically, cheaper gas prices are an incentive for people to travel during a holiday weekend, but that is just not the case this year,” said Jeanette Casselano, AAA spokesperson.
Gas prices continue to decline at the pump. (AAA)
FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: November 24th, 2020
November 24, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continued to take action in the ongoing response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
On November 20th, the FDA approved an abbreviated new drug application for succinylcholine chloride injection USP 200 mg/10 mL, which is indicated, in addition to general anesthesia, to facilitate tracheal intubation and to provide skeletal muscle relaxation during surgery or mechanical ventilation.
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FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Announces Advisory Committee Meeting to Discuss Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
November 21, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a meeting of its Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) on December 10th, 2020 to discuss the request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of a COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer, Inc. in partnership with BioNTech Manufacturing GmbH.
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Tennessee to be part of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Pilot Program
November 18, 2020
Nashville, TN – Tennessee has been selected as one of four states to participate in a pilot program for delivery of the Pfizer Inc. COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine now under development.
This program is designed to address distribution challenges posed by requirements for ultra-cold storage of the vaccine.
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Tennessee Department of Health releases Infrastructure Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
October 22, 2020
Nashville, TN – The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) has announced the state’s infrastructure plan for distribution of COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccines once they become available.
TDH in coordination with other state and local agencies submitted an initial draft of the COVID-19 Vaccination Plan for Tennessee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on October 16th, 2020.
Tennessee prepares for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution when it becomes available.
Lamar Alexander says FDA-Approved COVID-19 Vaccine is the Way to Stop More Deaths
September 9, 2020
Washington, D.C. – Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said “an FDA-approved COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccine is the way to stop more deaths, while the unpleasant alternative is to let the epidemic run its course until everyone is either killed or recovered,” during this morning’s committee hearing on the role of vaccines in preventing infectious disease outbreaks and protecting public health.
“What is new about dealing with epidemics is modern medicine, including the ability to diagnose the disease and then to create treatments to make it easier to recover,” Alexander continued. “But the true miracle of modern medicine is vaccines, which can prevent humans from acquiring the disease at all.”
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander
FDA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: July 29th, 2020
July 29, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces the following actions taken in its ongoing response effort to the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic:
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Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines Begin Final-Stage Testing
July 28, 2020
Washington, D.C. – “Two of the most advanced experimental coronavirus vaccines entered the pivotal phase of their studies on Monday,” Peter Loftus and Jared S. Hopkins report for The Wall Street Journal.
“The start of the pivotal Moderna vaccine trial is the latest sign that the most advanced coronavirus vaccine candidates are moving into the final stages of testing, and could be ready for wider use before year’s end if results are positive.”
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Action to Help Facilitate Timely Development of Safe, Effective COVID-19 Vaccines
July 4, 2020
Silver Spring, MD – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken important action to help facilitate the timely development of safe and effective vaccines to prevent COVID-19 Coronavirus by providing guidance with recommendations for those developing COVID-19 Coronavirus vaccines for the ultimate purpose of licensure.
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