The FDA granted emergency use authorizations for thePfizerandModernacoronavirus vaccines in December, with vaccinations beginning just days later. Those vaccines are said to be 95% and 94% effective, respectively. “Accept the fact that now you have three highly effective vaccines. “We’ve now purchased enough vaccine supply to vaccinate all Americans,“Biden said. Actually administering the vaccines to all Americanscould take longerbecause vaccinations are managed at a state and local level. Read more:The COVID-19 vaccine is free....

“The available data suggest waning immunity in some populations who are fully vaccinated. The availability of these authorized boosters is important for continued protection against COVID-19 disease.” The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention thenapproved Pfizer’s booster shotfor those Americans. The committee isscheduled to meet Thursdayto discuss Moderna’s andJohnson & Johnson’s booster data, according to CNBC. TheCOVID-19 vaccines are highly effectiveat preventing hospitalizationand deaths. Over57% of the US population is fully vaccinatedagainst COVID-19, according to the CDC....

The committee has a meeting scheduled for Friday to discuss the booster dose, according to The Times. The CDC didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. In September, the FDAapproved Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shotfor adults who are 65 and older or at-risk. The CDC thenapproved Pfizer’s booster shotfor those Americans. Last week,Pfizer asked the FDA for approval of its booster shotfor anyone 18 and older. Multiple studies show that vaccine effectiveness could start to drop after six to eight months....

Some of the companies also didn’t meet safety inspection requirements. What eye drop companies received warning letters from the FDA? Global Pharma Healthcare issued a voluntaryrecallof these products. Also earlier this year,Purely Soothing eye dropsandDr. Berne’s eye dropswere recalled over sterility concerns and possible contamination. They should point you to something that’s both effective for your health concerns and vetted for safety. It includes drops made specifically forpeople with contacts, those withallergiesand more....

The US Food and Drug Administration publishedproposed rules banning menthol cigarettesand flavored cigars on Thursday. Once published, the rules will be open to public comment. Some states and cities have already banned menthol cigarettes. Menthol cigarettes are big business for the tobacco industry. In a statement last year, the FDA said that18.6 million peoplein America smoke menthol cigarettes. There’s a racial divide within that group. Of Black smokers, 85% smoke menthol cigarettes....

Danco Laboratories, which makes the Mifeprex brand of mifepristone,announced the changesTuesday. GenBioPro, which makes a generic mifepristone, also confirmed the changes. Themedication abortion regimenregulated by the FDA is for ending pregnancies through 10 weeks gestation. Misoprostol, the second pill in a medication abortion, is prescribed forother uses besides abortion, including miscarriage. What’s next for pharmacies? Walmart didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. It could take bigger chains longer because of the logistics of dispensing mifepristone....

It is acting like the only such task force in the nation. Typically the contact comes in the form of a grand jury subpoena. “Then you have both insider trading and you have an accounting issue,” Ryan said. “An old-fashioned cooking-the-books fraud.” (The options would be worthless if the stock fell below $10.) That’s precisely what federal investigators are looking into. Tax laws could also be triggered because of different rates for deducting different types of stock options....

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The US Department of Agriculturecalls feral swine"a dangerous, destructive, invasive species." The university’s Christopher O’Bryan likened the pigs to tractors plowing fields. The hogs' activity releases carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming. TheUSDA estimatesthat there are over 6 million feral swine in the US alone, with the population growing rapidly. There areup to 24 million feral pigs in Australia. Population control measures include hunting, trapping and poisoning....

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