The chief scientist of the Trump administration’s attempt to develop a coronavirus vaccine said in a new interview that he would “immediately” resign if he was forced to expedite a vaccine properly for political reasons. “The data will dictate, the facts dictate,” said Moncef Slaoui, the administration’s chief scientist of …
Read More »FDA adds to the list of life-threatening hand sanitizers
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added to its list of life-threatening hand sanitizers, according to an online update Monday. The FDA has added at least seven new hand sanitizers to its online table, pointing out which hand sanitizers could be deadly. The products listed have been tested by …
Read More »FDA Recalls Additional Hand Sanitizers, Over 75 Products Now Listed :: WRAL.com
The Food and Drug Administration has updated the list of recalled disinfectants and now includes more than 75 products. Recalled products indicate on packages that they contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but have tested positive for methanol contamination. According to the FDA recall notice, “Methanol, or wood alcohol, …
Read More »Gottlieb says US could hit 300,000 COVID-19 deaths by year-end
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Wednesday that the United States could reach 300,000 COVID-19 deaths by the end of 2020 if the country’s death rate does not improve. “Right now, we have about 1,000 victims a day, so if we don’t change that trajectory, you …
Read More »Modern falls in decline, data from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Modern Pharmaceutical (MRNA) – Get report, one of the leading candidates to produce a viable coronavirus vaccine, fell on Monday after Oxford University and AstraZeneca (AZN) – Get report published promising data from an early-stage trial of a key coronavirus vaccine study, and the population received a downgrade from JP …
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