Matthew Perrone

Matthew Perrone, AP Health Writer

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Doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine await to be administered after it was approved for use by the FDA in children 12 and over at a Los Angeles County mobile vaccination clinic on May 14, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine gets full approval from U.S. FDA

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, and others

FILE – In this July 22, 2021, file photo, health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. U.S. health officials Wednesday, Aug. 18, recommended all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots to shore up their protection amid the surging delta variant and evidence that the vaccines’ effectiveness is falling. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

U.S. health officials call on Americans to get COVID-19 booster shots

By Mike Stobbe, Matthew Perrone, and others

Vials of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine and sodium cloride (used for dilution of the vaccine) are seen at a community vaccination event in a predominately Latino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, August 11, 2021. – All teachers in California will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or submit to weekly virus tests, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on August 11, as authorities grapple with exploding infection rates. The number of people testing positive for the disease has surged in recent weeks, with the highly infectious Delta variant blamed for the bulk of new cases. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

The FDA says Americans with weakened immune systems can now get a Pfizer or Moderna booster shot

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, and others

MADRID, SPAIN – 2021/07/21: In this photo illustration vials of Moderna vaccine (COVID-19 mRNA, nucleoside modified) with a syringe for coronavirus treatment. Spain has exceeded 50% of the population vaccinated with the full schedule against COVID-19. (Photo Illustration by Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Moderna will expand its child COVID vaccine study to better detect side effects

By Matthew Perrone, Linda Johnson, and others

FILE – This May 17, 2018 file photo shows packs of menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products at a store in San Francisco. On Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, the California Assembly voted 50-0 to ban the sale of most flavored tobacco products. The bill heads back to the state Senate, where it is expected to pass and make its way to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. The ban does not apply to hookah water pipes and flavored shisha tobacco products. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu,File)

FDA announces plan to ban menthol cigarettes

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press

The Trump Administration announced some changes to its flavored vaping ban, exempting mint and tank-based systems. (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images)

Vaping Industry Gets a Minty Respite From Trump’s Flavor Ban

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press

John Thero, president and chief executive officer of Amarin Corp., anticipates FDA approval of cardiovascular fish oil drug Vascepa by year’s end.

Fish Oil Drug to Treat Heart Disease Gets Key Nod for Wider FDA Approval

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press

Juul Suspends Sales Of All Flavored E-Cigarettes Ahead Of Impending Ban

Former Juul Executive Alleges Company Shipped 1 Million Tainted Pods to Customers

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press

A young girl holding up a nut and looking sad

The FDA Is Weighing Final Approval on a Treatment for Peanut Allergies in Children and Teens

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press

Bottles of OxyContin

OxyContin Was Reformulated to Reduce Abuse, but Purdue Pharma Won’t Share Data of the Results

By Matthew Perrone and The Associated Press