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Famous Vt. Chocolate Company Recalling Products Distributed Across US
Lake Champlain Chocolates is recalling milk chocolate products due to possible foreign objects, the company announced Friday. The famous Vermont business urged customers to discard all potentially affected products currently on the market from July 2020 through January 2021. The affected products were distributed to retailers across all 50 states and in the company’s three Vermont retail stores. The voluntary…
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Lake Champlain Chocolates Recalling Some of Its Chocolate Products
The affected products were distributed to retailers across all 50 states and in the company’s three Vermont retail stores.
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Sportmix Pet Food Expands Recall After Deaths of at Least 70 Dogs
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled certain varieties of Sportmix pet food products due to toxic levels of aflatoxin. On Monday, Midwestern Pet Foods, Inc. expanded their recall to include “all pet foods containing corn and manufactured in the company’s Oklahoma plant, and having an expiration date on or before July 9, 2022.” Aflatoxin is a toxin...
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How a New FDA Study May Help Fight the Ban on Gay Men Donating Blood
The FDA launched a study that could lead to the removal of restrictions on blood donations by gay and bisexual men. Jason Cianciotto of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis joined LX News to talk about the first-of-its-kind study and why blood donation policies should be based on science, not stigma.
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Johnson & Johnson Takes Big Step Forward With Its Vaccine Trial, Has Potential to Be Single Shot
Two COVID-19 vaccines have now been approved for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as the nation continues to see record numbers of coronavirus cases. In the midst of all the news from Pfizer and Moderna, though, another company has announced it made progress in its own vaccine trials. Johnson & Johnson took a big step...
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What to Know About Johnson & Johnson's COVID Vaccine
Johnson & Johnson took a big step forward this week as they announced their phase 3 trials are now fully enrolled with 45,000 people.
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FDA Authorizes Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine
The federal government plans to roll out nearly six million doses of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine.
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FDA Authorizes Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna received approval from the FDA Friday night, meaning Americans now have two COVID-19 vaccine options. Moderna’s vaccine is said to be easier to store than Pfizer’s vaccine, and millions of doses are already ready to be shipped.
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FDA Grants Moderna Vaccine Emergency Use Authorization
The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Friday night.
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Moderna Awaits FDA Approval for COVID Vaccine, Mass. Awaits Doses
Massachusetts is slated to receive 120,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine over the next few weeks as the Cambridge-based biotech company awaits federal approval as early as Friday. An influential Food and Drug Administration advisory panel overwhelmingly backed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, a key step paving the way to distribute the second Covid-19 vaccine in the United States next week. The...
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Boston Doctors Among Those Who Recommended Moderna Vaccine
A vaccine made by Cambridge-based company Moderna is poised to become the second to be approved by the federal government to join the coronavirus fight. We spoke to some of the local doctors who recommended its approval.
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Moderna's COVID-19 Vaccine Is Headed for FDA Approval: What Happens Next?
An FDA panel overwhelmingly backed Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine, paving the way to distribute the second COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. Former FDA Associate Commissioner Peter Pitts joined LX News to break down what to expect next and to explain why VP Mike Pence’s televised vaccination was a positive step toward building public confidence.
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Moderna Awaits FDA Approval for Coronavirus Vaccine
Massachusetts is slated to receive 120,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine over the next few weeks as the Cambridge-based biotech company awaits federal approval as early as Friday.
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FDA Plans to OK 2nd COVID-19 Vaccine After Panel Endorsement
The head of the Food and Drug Administration says his agency is moving quickly to authorize a second COVID-19 vaccine
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FDA Advisory Panel Paves Way for Emergency Use Authorization for Moderna Vaccine
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted 20-0 to recommend emergency use authorization for the Moderna coronavirus vaccine.
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US Regulators OK Genetically Modified Pig for Food, Drugs
U.S. regulators have approved a genetically modified pig for food and medical products, but the company behind it says you won’t see it on supermarket shelves anytime soon.
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FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter Coronavirus Test
The FDA announced on Tuesday that it has authorized the first coronavirus test that can be taken at home and without a prescription.
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FDA Approves Pfizer Vaccine, 60,000 Doses to Arrive in Mass.
The first round of available vaccines will be heading to the Bay State this week after an emergency approval from the FDA Friday,
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FDA Approves Coronavirus Vaccine for Emergency Use
The Food and Drug Administration approved an emergency use authorization for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine on Friday.
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FAA: Pilots Can Take Pfizer Vaccine
The Federal Aviation Administration said pilots can receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and must wait 48 hours before performing any aviation duties.