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Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by Singapore

Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Approved by Singapore

Singapore has become the first Asian country that has approved the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as it begins its efforts in implementing its immunization program. The first shipment of Moderna’s vaccine is expected sometime around March. Currently, 175,000 of Singapore’s...

Sputnik V Vaccine Efficacy Validated by Peer Review

Sputnik V Vaccine Efficacy Validated by Peer Review

Despite facing much public scrutiny for rushing the Sputnik V vaccine, the efficacy of Russia’s vaccine has been validated in a peer-reviewed study that was published in The Lancet. The Lancet published an interim analysis of Phase III data that Sputnik V has...

FDA Places Mexican Hand Sanitizers on Import Alert

FDA Places Mexican Hand Sanitizers on Import Alert

For the first time in history, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a countrywide import alert for all hand sanitizers from Mexico due to concerns of methanol contamination. Hand sanitizers that are contaminated with methanol are known to result in a...

FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Lupus Nephritis

FDA Approves First Oral Medication for Lupus Nephritis

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on Friday (1/22) the first ever approval for Aurinia Pharmaceutical’s Lupkynis oral medication in combination with a background immunosuppressive therapy regimen for lupus nephritis (LN), serious chronic autoimmune...

FDA Releases AI/ML Five-Part Action Plan for SaMD

FDA Releases AI/ML Five-Part Action Plan for SaMD

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its artificial intelligence/machine learning five-part action plan for software as a medical device (SaMD). The FDA announced in the plan its intention to create a tailored regulatory framework for SaMD, as well as...