On top of layoffs, the HHS was ordered to cut spending on contracts
The US government has ordered a 25% cut in its Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) staff and a 35% reduction in its contracts. The cuts apply to all divisions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other agencies.
McDonald’s tries to comfort their customers
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggested fresh onions served raw on McDonald’s Quarter Pounders were a likely source of contamination in a preliminary investigation into an E.coli outbreak at McDonald’s in the country. McDonald’s officials said in a statement that some illnesses may have been linked to onions from a single supplier. McDonald’s said it is searching for a new supplier for onions.
The FDA approved new covid vaccines
Vaccination of COVID-19 in the years after the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval in 1993 will have a “profound impact” on the number of deaths from the virus in the US, Johns Hopkins Hospital said. “We’ll see more and more people get sick and dying from COVID-19 over the next couple of years,” it added. The US has reported over 2.8 lakh COVID-19 cases.
MDMA therapy was rejected by FDA advisors due to concerns over research
US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has rejected an application for MDMA therapy to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) amid concerns over research. The drug is currently being tested in Phase II trials, but the advisory panel found no abuse-related injuries or deaths among the patients receiving MDMA. It also raised concerns over the clinical research used for the trials.