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In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 is administered at the Arizona Department of Health Services State Laboratory in Phoenix. On Friday, July 9, 2021, Arizona reported 921 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, the biggest daily increase in two months, as the coronavirus continued to spread among unvaccinated people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

FDA prioritizing review for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine approval, companies say

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

In this March 26, 2021, photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup in Philadelphia. U.S. health officials say Johnson &amp; Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine may pose a “small possible risk” of a potentially dangerous neurological reaction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday, July 12 that it has received reports of 100 people who got the shot developing an immune system disorder that can causes muscle weakness and occasionally paralysis. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

U.S. health officials expected to add new warning to J&J COVID vaccine

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

FILE - This image provided by Biogen on Monday, June 7, 2021 shows a vial and packaging for the drug Aduhelm. On Friday, July 9, 2021, the acting head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration called for a government investigation into highly unusual contacts between some of her agency's drug reviewers and the maker of the controversial new Alzheimer's drug. (Biogen via AP, File)

FDA head calls for inquiry into Alzheimer’s drug review

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in this file photo. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool) **FILE**

Lawmakers press FDA to crack down on vaping, protect children

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

This Saturday, March 6, 2021 file photo shows vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Denver. On Thursday, June 10, 2021, Johnson & Johnson said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration extended the expiration date on millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine by an extra six weeks. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File) **FILE**

FDA clears release of J&J vaccine from troubled Baltimore factory

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

In this 2019 photo provided by Biogen, a researcher works on the development of the medication aducanumab in Cambridge, Mass. On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Food and Drug Administration approved aducanumab, the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease. (Biogen via AP)

FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Twelve-year-old Jasic Helvey recieves a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by Shaunee Darrough, a nurse with TrueCare Nursing, Monday, May 17, 2021, inside Topeka High's gymnasium as part of a clinic with Topeka Public Schools USD 501. (Evert Nelson/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

FDA: Thawed Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines can be refrigerated for a month, up from 5 days

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Heather Ousley sits with her older children Elliannah, 15, right, and Samuel, 13, in front of their home in Merriam, Kan, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Ousley was thrilled when she heard the FDA was expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12 to 15 and was hoping to get her kids vaccinated as soon as she can. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

US parents excited over prospect of virus shots for children

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and TODD RICHMOND - Associated Press

Hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes rest on a table in Washington Gov. Jay Inslee's office as he and his wife, Trudi, go over their remarks before making a statewide televised address on COVID-19, which health officials have warned is accelerating rapidly throughout the state, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Hand sanitizers at major stores being recalled because they contain toxic chemicals

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, photo, a fire medic holds a box containing naloxone hydrochloride which is carried in all their department's emergency response vehicles, in Akron, Ohio. Doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers should tell their patients about a potentially life-saving medication that can reverse drug overdoses, according to new federal guidelines issued Thursday, July 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) **FILE**

FDA approves higher-dose opioid overdose treatment

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times

This May 17, 2018 file photo shows packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. U.S. health regulators will announce a new effort Thursday, April 29, 2021, to ban menthol cigarettes, according to a Biden administration official. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

US vows again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

This May 17, 2018 file photo shows packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. U.S. health regulators will announce a new effort Thursday, April 29, 2021, to ban menthol cigarettes, according to a Biden administration official. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

FDA moves to ban menthol cigarettes, flavored cigars

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

How Maryland is working to vaccinate its homeless population

By TORI BERGEL of Capital News Service - Associated Press

FILE - This Dec. 10, 2020 file photo shows Food and Drug Administration building in Silver Spring, Md. Each year the U.S. approves dozens of new uses for cancer drugs based on early signs that they can shrink or slow the spread of tumors. But how often do patients actually live longer, more active lives? That seemingly simple question is, in fact, one of the thorniest debates in medicine. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

FDA to scrutinize unproven cancer drugs after 10-year gap

By MATTHEW PERRONE - Associated Press

In this March 26, 2021, photo, a member of the Philadelphia Fire Department prepares a dose of the Johnson &amp; Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site setup at a Salvation Army location in Philadelphia. With the U.S. pause of the vaccine, authorities are weighing whether to resume the shots the way European regulators decided to -- with warnings of a “very rare” risk. New guidance is expected late Friday, April 23, after a government advisory panel deliberates a link between the shot and a handful of vaccine recipients who developed highly unusual blood clots. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) **FILE**

U.S. health panel urges restarting Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccinations

By Shen Wu Tan - The Washington Times