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Empty vials of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine are seen on a table at a vaccination centre in Ronda, Spain, April 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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J&J says US FDA agrees to extend shelf life of its Covid-19 vaccine

The agency also said the extension was applicable to batches that might have expired prior to the issuance of the letter provided they were stored at the recommended temperature

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A sign marks a Biogen facility, some of whose employees have tested positive for the coronavirus after attending a meeting in Boston, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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Rival treatments may help justify FDA gamble with Biogen Alzheimer’s drug

Boxes of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine are seen at the McKesson Corporation, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Shepherdsville, U.S., March 1, 2021. Timothy D. Easley/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
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US FDA asks J&J to discard 60 mln vaccine doses made at Baltimore plant -Times

FILE PHOTO: Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan holds a dose of Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine called COVAXIN, during a vaccination campaign at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) hospital in New Delhi, India, January 16, 2021. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
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FDA rejects emergency use authorization of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin jab

A sign marks a Biogen facility in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. January 26, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
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US FDA faces mounting criticism over Alzheimer’s drug approval

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is shown in Silver Spring, Maryland, November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Jason Reed
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Third member of US FDA advisory panel resigns over Alzheimer’s drug approval

Wegovy is the first approved drug since 2014 for chronic weight management in adults with general obesity or overweight.
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US FDA approves obesity drug Wegovy: Safety, efficacy and side effects

In this 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a researcher works on the development of the medication aducanumab in Cambridge, Mass. On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved aducanumab, the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. Photo: AP via UNB
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FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts

Pfizer says it will have 15m doses of its vaccine ready for people in the US by the end of the year, if it is approved. Photo: Reuters
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US FDA set to authorize Pfizer Covid-19 shot for ages 12-15 early next week

FILE PHOTO: Vials with a sticker reading, "COVID-19 / Coronavirus vaccine / Injection only" and a medical syringe are seen in front of a displayed Johnson & Johnson logo in this illustration taken October 31, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
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FDA advisory panel to review Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine with thumbs up expected

The logo of Lilly is seen on a wall of the Lilly France company unit, part of the Eli Lilly and Co drugmaker group, in Fegersheim near Strasbourg, France, February 1, 2018. Picture taken February 1, 2018. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
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Eli Lilly's antibody combination receives FDA emergency use authorization for Covid-19

Since he lost the presidential election, Trump has been issuing and finalizing a host of rule changes in areas ranging from energy, healthcare to immigration in a bid to bolster key areas of his agenda prior to his departure from the White House in January Photo: BSS/AFP
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Trump, ahead of FDA, says Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has been approved