Oscar Stilley, a former lawyer convicted of tax fraud in 2010 now on home confinement, said he saw an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of the Texas provision — and possibly snag $10,000 in the process. bit.ly/3AnTDMZ

Very excited to be in Panama for the next few days! I've been meeting with regulators and attending meetings surrounding topics in the FDA.

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Albuminuria is known as a predictor of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality. This study identifies the association of low-grade albuminuria within the normal range with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality bit.ly/KID0003912021

Join FDA’s CDER and CBER on Nov 19 from 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM EST for a virtual public workshop on Best Practices for Development and Application of Disease Progression Models. Learn more and register: go.usa.gov/xe827

Today we authorized marketing of a virtual reality (VR) system that uses cognitive behavioral therapy and other behavioral methods to help with lower back pain. fda.gov/news-events/pr…

#COVID19 vaccines are safe & effective. Like adults, children ages 5 years and older may have mild vaccine side effects, but side effects should go away in a few days. Your child cannot get COVID-19 from any COVID-19 vaccine. More: bit.ly/3CJme0v.

Yes. Children ages 5–11 years receive one-third of the adult dose. The Pfizer-BioNTech #COVID19 vaccine is more than 90% effective in preventing COVID-19 illness in children ages 5–11 years. bit.ly/3CJme0v

Today, FDA updated the emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab and etesevimab, administered together, for treatment and post-exposure prevention of #COVID19 to include use in younger pediatric patients, including newborns: go.usa.gov/xedZA

Today marks the beginning of National Influenza Vaccination Week! #NIVW Getting a flu shot is the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from flu. Together, we can all #FightFlu. 💪 bit.ly/3G2hhB9