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FDA Approves Moderna’s and Pfizer/BioNTech’s Updated COVID-19 Vaccines

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On August 22, Moderna announced that FDA approved its supplemental Biologics License Application (“sBLA”) for a new formula of their COVID-19 vaccine, SPIKEVAX®, for individuals 12 years old and above. Emergency Use...more

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Regulatory Matters – FDA Updates Emergency Use Authorization for Paxlovid

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A little over two years ago, the FDA authorized Paxlovid for emergency use for the treatment of adults and pediatric patients (12 years of age and older weighing at least 40 kg) who are at high risk for progression to severe...more

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COVID-19 Vaccination and the Fetal Cell Line Conundrum for Employee Religious Objections

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The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine recently received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for individuals 18 and older, making Novavax the fourth COVID-19 vaccine to receive either...more

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FDA Greenlights Pharmacists to Prescribe COVID-19 Drug Paxlovid

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Questions Remain for Pharmacy Test-to-Treat Programs Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revised the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Paxlovid to authorize state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe the...more

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FDA Proposes Framework for Transitioning COVID-Related Medical Devices from EUA/Enforcement Discretion to Permanent Marketing...

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In two draft companion guidance documents, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) establishes a proposed framework for transitioning medical devices currently marketed under emergency use authorization (EUA) or enforcement...more

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Planning for the End: FDA Issues Draft Guidance for Transitioning EUA and Enforcement Policy Medical Devices Marketed During the...

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During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued hundreds of Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) and numerous enforcement policies to facilitate the availability of...more

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FDA Outlines Post-Pandemic Plan for Medical Devices Now Marketed Under Special COVID Rules

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced its plan to provide medical device manufacturers 180 days to secure marketing authorization or clearance for medical devices that have been marketed under special...more

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Permanent Approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine May Prompt Employers to Mandate Vaccinations

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration gave permanent approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Similar approval of the Moderna vaccine may be forthcoming, with eventual approval of the Johnson & Johnson one-shot...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

COVID-19 Weekly Newsletter: Full FDA Approval

The COVID-19 vaccine approval process reached a major milestone, but the fourth U.S. wave of the COVID-19 virus has prompted some sobering projections about the future of the pandemic. COVID-19 Vaccine Receives Full FDA...more

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FDA Approval of Pfizer Vaccine – Everything Prescribers, Pharmacies, & Vaccine Administrators Want to Know & Forgot to Ask

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") approval of the Pfizer vaccine under a new brand name, Comirnaty, created a cascade of legal and regulatory issues for prescribers, pharmacies, and other vaccine administrators....more

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FDA Full Approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine: To Mandate or Not to Mandate, That is the Question

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Over the past year and a half, employers have become all too familiar with various public health agencies and their regulations, recommendations, and preventative measures. For the past several months, a big question for...more

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FDA full approval of Pfizer vaccine should reduce risk of employer mandates

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On August 23, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved the Pfizer vaccine for those 16 and older - the first full approval of the three COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. The Moderna and Johnson &...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

FDA Regulatory Approvals as the U.S. Emerges from the Immediate COVID-19 Emergency

Emergency Use Authorizations will play a role as the pandemic eases, but a transition to ordinary course approvals is underway. As long as the COVID-related emergency is deemed to exist, fast-tracked FDA regulatory...more

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Ohio law prohibits COVID-19 vaccination mandates for public schools; Outlaws mandates of vaccines without “full” FDA approval and...

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On July 14, 2021, Governor Dewine signed House Bill (H.B.) 244 into law. The new law becomes effective 90 days after the governor’s signature. Under H.B. 244, public schools may not: ..Discriminate against an individual...more

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COVID-19 Report for Life Sciences and Health Care Companies (UPDATED)

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The COVID-19 Report is a compilation of coronavirus news, analysis, and insights from around the world to help life sciences and health care companies stay current in this challenging time. In Tuesday's Report: FDA revokes...more

Morgan Lewis

FDA’s End-of-Year Gifts: COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests and Collection Devices for Home Use

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) spent the remaining weeks of 2020 issuing Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) COVID-19 test to be performed at home and the first OTC...more

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COVID-19 Vaccine: Simplifying the Complex Life Cycle of the Vaccine

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On today’s episode, we explore the complex life cycle of the COVID-19 vaccine and some common questions surrounding the authorization, distribution and administration of the vaccination....more

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FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine

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On December 11, 2020, FDA issued the first emergency use authorization (“EUA”) for a vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The vaccine, developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, is authorized for those 16 years of age and older....more

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Historic FDA Advisory Committee Vote on Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID -19 Vaccine

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The FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee voted 17 to 4 with 1 abstention and 1 no vote that based upon the available scientific evidence, the benefits of the Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine...more

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Will you be ready when the COVID-19 vaccines arrive?

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‘Tis the season to be jolly! This holiday season may be merrier if the recently announced COVID-19 vaccination candidates obtain approval and/or authorization for use in preventing COVID-19 by the U.S. Food and Drug...more

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FDA Finally Authorizes a COVID-19 Home Test

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Late yesterday, November 17, 2020, the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Lucira Health for an All-In-One Test Kit for prescription home use in individuals 14 years of age or older. After over 8 months of...more

Morgan Lewis

COVID-19 Vaccines: Considerations for US Employers

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As the world awaits a successful COVID-19 vaccine, employers are beginning to consider the implications a new vaccine will have on their workplaces. Although much remains speculative, employers can look to the regulation of...more

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FDA Declines to Review Certain EUAs, Raising Reimbursement and Liability Issues

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) announced on October 7 that it will no longer review Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for laboratory developed tests (LDTs). LDTs are a distinct category of in vitro...more

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FDA explains how EUA medical devices can electronically comply with AE reporting requirements

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On September 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated its online FAQs, entitled “Adverse Event Reporting for Medical Devices Under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or Discussed in COVID-19-Related Guidance...more

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Administrative Notice Limits the FDA's Ability to Regulate Laboratory Developed Tests, Including COVID-19 Tests

Laboratory Developed Tests and Their Regulation - Laboratory developed tests (LDTs) are in vitro diagnostic tests (IVDs) that are designed, developed, manufactured, and performed within a single laboratory. Although the...more

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