A day after invoking the Defense Production Act to help alleviate a nationwide shortage, administration officials had few answers for how the law would lead to more supply.
Tag: Food and Drug Administration
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Biden Invokes Defense Powers in a Bid to Ease Formula Shortage
The president invoked the Defense Production Act to boost supply and directed federal agencies to use Defense Department planes to speed shipments of formula from overseas.
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Since You’re Already Getting a Flu Shot, Why Not One for Covid, Too?
Scientists and federal health officials are debating plans to pair coronavirus and flu vaccinations in the fall.
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House Democrats Release $28 Million Aid Bill to Address Formula Shortage
The money is intended to help the Food and Drug Administration increase its staff and prepare for future shortages of infant formula.
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The F.D.A. authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech boosters for children ages 5 to 11.
More than eight million of the 28 million children in that age group in the United States have received two vaccine shots.