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Dominion-Fox News live updates: Judge authorizes special master

Tuesday, April 18 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Dominion Voting Systems, in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit, has accused Fox News of knowingly pushing false conspiracy theories that the voting machine company rigged the 2020 presidential election in Joe Biden's favor, in what Dominion claims was an effort to... Read More.

FDA authorizes updated COVID-19 boosters for kids under 5

Thursday, December 8 by ABC News

(SILVER SPRING, Md.) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized bivalent COVID-19 boosters for children between the ages of 6 months and 4 years old Thursday.The booster, available from both Pfizer and Moderna, was previously authorized for everyone 5 years and older in... Read More.

FDA authorizes updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for children aged 5 and older

Wednesday, October 12 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster for younger children Wednesday.The Pfizer booster has been authorized for children aged 5 and older and the Moderna booster for children aged 6 and older.When the new boosters were... Read More.

FDA authorizes new COVID-19 boosters ahead of fall booster campaign

Wednesday, August 31 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- New and updated COVID-19 booster shots were given an emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration Wednesday morning, paving the way for shots in arms as soon as next week.The booster shots were updated to target two different COVID... Read More.

FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in US

Thursday, July 14 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Americans will likely have one more COVID-19 vaccine to choose from after the Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday.The two-shot vaccine was authorized for use in people 18 years and older.Novavax is the fourth... Read More.

FDA authorizes Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines for kids as young as 6 months

Friday, June 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration has authorized the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for kids as young as six months old, finding them both safe and effective."Many parents, caregivers and clinicians have been waiting for a vaccine for younger children and this... Read More.

UK authorizes charges against Harvey Weinstein for indecent assault

Wednesday, June 8 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- The U.K. has authorized charges of indecent assault against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, according to the Crown Prosecution Service.He is facing two charges of indecent assault against a woman from an incident that allegedly took place in August 1996 in London.... Read More.

FDA authorizes Pfizer’s COVID-19 booster shots for children 5 to 11 years old

Tuesday, May 17 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized a booster dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 years old, at least five months after completion of a primary series, officials announced Tuesday."While it has largely been the... Read More.

FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 ‘breathalyzer’ test

Friday, April 15 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for a COVID-19 test that uses breath samples -- the first of its kind to get the agency's green light. The device, called the InspectIR Covid-19 Breathalyzer, is "about the size of... Read More.

FDA authorizes new monoclonal antibody treatment to fight omicron

Friday, February 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a new monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19, shown to hold up against the omicron variant and BA.2 subvariant.The drug, called bebtelovimab from Eli Lilly, is a monoclonal therapy meant for COVID-19 patients as young as... Read More.