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Merck plans to study whether molnupiravir is effective against the Omicron variant that was discovered days ago.

The Public Health Ministry has recommended that businesses and schools only use antigen test kits (ATK) that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The new request from Pfizer and BioNTech came as "federal health officials have made clear their concern about waning immunity as the nation heads into the winter months," reported CNN.

Thailands Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called on cannabis and hemp-based cosmetics manufacturers to register online for approval within three days.

WASHINGTON - Regulators on Friday authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, a watershed moment celebrated by parents yearning for a return to normal life but viewed with ambivalence and outright skepticism by others worried about the potential risk of unknown side effects.

The FDA will consider formal authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine based on its advisors recommendation. If authorized, it would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.

If authorized, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would be the first COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.

WASHINGTON - Millions more people in the United States will soon be able to receive an extra dose of any coronavirus vaccine, regardless of their initial vaccination - a flexibility that comes along with the authorization Wednesday of the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster shots by federal regulators.

The Thai Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is cracking down on the sellers of fake antigen test kits (ATK) and other medical devices.

A U.S. FDA advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend authorization of a second dose of Johnson & Johnsons COVID-19 vaccine as early as two months after the primary shot for anyone aged 18 and older.

U.S. pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, have asked the Food and Drug Administration to authorize their coronavirus vaccine for emergency use for children 5 to 11 years old, the companies announced Thursday.

The Public Health Ministry is negotiating the purchase of 200,000 courses of the experimental antiviral drug Molnupiravir with US drugmaker Merck & Co.