Monday, January 10, 2022: Life Sciences

The FDA on Friday authorized adults 18 and older who are vaccinated with Moderna to get a booster shot five months after their second dose, shortening the waiting period by a month. Days earlier, the agency shortened the booster shot waiting period for everyone 12 and...

Monday, January 10, 2022: D.C. News

The Biden administration will re-evaluate its decision to ship three types of monoclonal antibody treatments to states, after data showed that two of the three authorized antibodies may be ineffective against the omicron variant. David Kessler, chief scientific...

Monday, January 10, 2022: D.C. News

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested that more federal pandemic relief could be included in a government funding package. According to Pelosi, the “opportunity” and “challenge” are there but that the White House has not formally asked for more...

Monday, January 10, 2022: D.C. News

Federal government agencies are preparing to take increasingly harsh steps against unvaccinated employees in order to implement President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers. Some agencies – including Treasury, Transportation, and Agriculture – plan...

Friday, January 7, 2022: D.C. News

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments this morning over two of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate policies. The first is OSHA’s emergency vaccinate-or-test rule covering an estimated 80 million employees at large companies. The second is a...