Policy · 119th Congress
The facts on the vaccines the CDC no longer recommends for all kids
Kennedy Jr. on Dec. 5 to review vaccine schedules of "peer, developed countries" and consider "aligning" the U.S. schedule with them.
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Congress · 119th Congress
Top-down approach has Congress AWOL on FDA, experts say
last year stopped approving routine COVID-19 vaccines for the healthy, non-elderly population and consulted in the decision to revamp the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's childhood vaccine schedule
Trump, officials link Tylenol to autism as medical community balks
On Thursday and Friday, newly appointed CDC vaccine experts made significant changes to the childhood vaccine schedule, despite scant evidence supporting the changes.
Kennedy’s vaccine advisory panel upends shot recommendations
Several members of the committee agreed that requiring a prescription would present a barrier to implementing the new COVID-19 vaccine schedule, with some voting "strongly" against the proposal.
Panel recommends removing thimerosal from flu vaccines
All vaccines on the childhood schedule are available in doses that don’t include mercury, the FDA’s webpage states.
DEA, HHS finalize rule allowing telehealth drug treatment
Special registrations for providers who want to prescribe Schedule II drugs, which include stimulants, in addition to schedules III and V drugs, would only be intended for specialists like psychiatrists
FDA rejects MDMA therapy for treatment of PTSD. What’s next?
Drug Administration declined to approve what would have been the first psychedelic drug used for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, a blow to advocates who have touted the potential of the Schedule
Lawmakers gather information after Texas bird flu case
And members of Congress plan to schedule a meeting with the Agriculture Department, which announced last month that "there is no concern about the safety of the commercial milk supply or that this circumstance
Growing teen THC use could further complicate cannabis policy
Marijuana access is also growing as states increasingly legalize it, and the Biden administration is currently reviewing whether it should remove the plant from Schedule I, where the Drug Enforcement Administration
Biden administration designates xylazine as emerging threat
A bipartisan group of lawmakers support legislation introduced in March that would classify the drug as a Schedule III drug.
Policy · 118th Congress
FDA falls behind in review of heavy metals in baby food
The Food and Drug Administration is behind schedule in its own plans to address the level of lead and mercury in baby foods, and Capitol Hill Democrats are taking note.
Policy · 117th Congress
Biden ponders marijuana moves as states forge ahead
But the federal government is still stuck on whether to remove the plant from Schedule I of the federal drug code — a category reserved for highly addictive substances with no medical benefit.
Policy · 117th Congress
FDA proposes ban on menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars
The agency is expected to publish a review schedule with the court next week.
Congress · 117th Congress
FDA finds more problems with Johnson & Johnson contractor
The company was originally scheduled to produce 62 million vaccines by May, according to the delivery schedule spelled out in Johnson & Johnson’s $1 billion contact with the Biomedical Advanced Research
Policy · 117th Congress
Johnson & Johnson pause slows vaccines for homeless, homebound
They will schedule second doses of the two mRNA vaccines at mobile sites.
Policy · 117th Congress
Fauci sticks with two-dose vaccine regimen
the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said he continued to believe it better to inject Americans with two doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on the drugmakers’ recommended schedule
Policy · 117th Congress
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine less effective than others but offers one-shot solution
But manufacturing problems could delay the delivery schedule, The New York Times reported earlier this month.
Policy · 116th Congress
Health official warns of potential COVID-19 vaccine problems
“I still think 12 to 18 months is an aggressive schedule, and I still think it will take longer than that.”
Policy · 116th Congress
Trump health official files whistleblower complaint, citing cronyism in COVID-19 response
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said late Tuesday that the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee would schedule hearings on the issue.
Policy · 116th Congress
Marijuana criminalization could be clouding info on vaping deaths
Marijuana’s status as a Schedule I drug and the Drug Enforcement Administration’s rules limit academic research.