Here’s a look at some of the FDA’s latest activities in our ongoing response to the #COVID19 pandemic. fda.gov/news-events/pr…
We posted a new #FDAInsight podcast with @AnandShahFDA, and Dr. Peter Marks, Director of @FDACBER, discussing the upcoming Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting on Oct. 22, 2020. fda.gov/news-events/fd…
In a new #FDAVoices, “FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee and its Role in Advising the Agency on COVID-19 Vaccines,” Dr. Peter Marks highlights the value of transparency.. fda.gov/news-events/fd…
We also issued a Consumer Update describing how the FDA relies on its many advisory committees to help it make sound decisions based on the best science. To learn more, read the update here… fda.gov/consumers/cons…
Testing updates: As of today, 282 tests are authorized by FDA under EUAs; these include 220 molecular tests, 56 antibody tests, and 6 antigen tests.
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Today, we gave the first FDA approval for a #COVID19 treatment. The drug was approved for adults and children ages 12 and older for the treatment of #COVID19 requiring hospitalization. fda.gov/news-events/pr…
This approval does not include the entire population that had been authorized to use the drug under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). An approval is different from the standard used for an EUA.
While children younger than 12 are not covered in this approval, children under 12 weighing at least 3.5 kg (about 8 pounds) are covered in a revised EUA for the drug.
Today, we issued an emergency use authorization to @Yale for its SalivaDirect #COVID19 diagnostic test, which uses a new method of processing saliva samples. This is the 5th test FDA has authorized using saliva as a sample for testing. fda.gov/news-events/pr…
With this test, a saliva sample can be collected in any sterile container. The test doesn’t need a special swab or collection device, or a separate nucleic acid extraction step.
Being able to perform a test without extraction kits can increase testing capacity and reduce the strain on resources. Also, the test can be used more broadly with different combinations of commonly used reagents and instruments.