After about a week of debate, the Senate overwhelmingly passes its FDA user fee package, with only track and trace to be finalized. House members are scheduled to begin floor debate after Memorial Day in the hopes of sending the bill to President Obama before July 4.
Among the lingering questions for FDA supporters coming out of the Memorial Day holiday may be whether the House can continue the relatively swift approval of the user fee package.
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Bavarian Nordic's Vimkunya added the US CDC immunization committee's recommendation to its FDA approval, while Valneva's Ixchiq faces a precaution for use in people aged 65 and older.
In discussing FDA’s adverse event monitoring, Makary also seemed to falsely imply the agency did not fully investigate the myocarditis signal with COVID-19 vaccines.
The preliminary White House 2026 budget plan cuts agency funding, but not so sharply that user fees are excluded from collection.
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Wide-ranging executive order to lower drug prices also hints at changes in upcoming guidance on the Medicare price negotiation program but few other potentially impactful near-term actions.
Tracy Beth Høeg, who is reportedly re-examining Novavax’s COVID vaccine application, is the FDA rep at the CDC panel’s first meeting under the Trump Administration. She raised concerns about routine use of Jynneos for adolescents at risk of mpox and questioned how Moderna assessed efficacy of its COVID vaccines.
