Advisory Committee
With rising HBV burden, experts say it is critical to implement new vaccine guideline
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently issued a universal recommendation that all adults aged 19 to 59 years receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
FDA advisors vote in favor of authorizing Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5 to 11
An FDA advisory committee on Tuesday voted in favor of authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged 5 to 11 years.
CDC committee unanimously recommends Moderna, J&J boosters
A CDC advisory committee on Thursday unanimously recommended booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, aligning with an FDA authorization issued this week.
CDC advisory committee updates recommendations for pneumococcal, zoster vaccines
The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices made new recommendations Wednesday for adult pneumococcal and herpes zoster vaccination.
FDA committee recommends second J&J shot at 2 months
An FDA advisory committee on Friday unanimously recommended that anyone who received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine should be able to receive a second dose at least 2 months after receiving their initial shot.
FDA advisory committee unanimously recommends Moderna booster shot
An FDA advisory committee on Thursday unanimously recommended the authorization of a booster dose of Moderna’s COVID-19 messenger RNA vaccine for certain people, to be given at half the regular dose.
Q&A: Use of amyloid surrogate endpoint in Aduhelm approval sets ‘dangerous’ precedent
The FDA approval of Aduhelm, which was based on beta amyloid as a surrogate endpoint, represented a “regulatory failure,” according to members of an advisory committee convened by the FDA in November 2020.
FDA advisory committee unanimously agrees donor liver portable system is safe, effective
The FDA’s Gastroenterology and Urology Devices Panel, Medical Devices Advisory Committee voted unanimously that a portable system for near-normothermic continuous perfusion of donor livers with perfusate was safe and effective.
FDA advisory committee recommends approval of immunotherapy to delay type 1 diabetes
An FDA advisory panel voted 10-7 in favor of recommending approval of teplizumab to delay development of type 1 diabetes in high-risk children and adults, with most committee members expressing some concerns about trial size and safety.
NKF launches advisory committee to promote health equity
The National Kidney Foundation has launched a health equity advisory committee, an endeavor designed to reduce disparities in health care and promote community health and social justice, according to a press release.