Pre-filled Syringe Version of GSK’s Shingles Vaccine Approved by FDA
On July 17, 2025, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted a license to GSK plc (formerly GlaxoSmithKline) to distribute a pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant Adjuvanted) vaccine to control outbreaks of shingles (herpes zoster) in adults. The pre-filled syringe version of Shingrix was approved for use by adults […]
CDC Director Nominee Declared “Unfit” for Politicizing Science
With Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH set to officially leave her post as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 30, 2023, there has been surprisingly little attention paid to President Biden’s proposed nominee—Mandy Cohen, MD, MPH—to head up that agency. Apart from the initial media reports of the intended […]