Agency will ask drugmakers for large trials for new versions of vaccines meant for healthy adults and children.

Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many ...

The requirement for placebo-controlled trials isn’t expected to affect the rollout this fall for older adults and other groups at high risk for severe illness.

The change marks a shift in the Food and Drug Administration’s policy on approving COVID-19 vaccines, which the new ...

Federal health officials will no longer routinely approve annual COVID-19 shots for younger adults and children who are ...

FDA FLAGS SEVERE ITCH — Patients who stop using the oral allergy medicines cetirizine (Zyrtec) or levocetirizine (Xyzal) may ...

WHO members on Tuesday adopted a treaty that outlines how to prepare for and respond to pandemics. One country missing: the U ...

The agency says it is now set to only recommend Covid vaccines to older adults, those over 65 years old, and people who are ...

T he U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will no longer recommend yearly COVID-19 vaccines for kids and most adults. In an editorial article published in the New England Journ ...

The Nova Scotia government will begin covering the cost of the shingles vaccine as of May 28 for residents aged 65 and older.