Today, the FDA provided an update on #MedicalDevice reports it received that are reportedly associated with the breakdown or suspected breakdown of the PE-PUR foam used in the Philips Respironics ventilators, BiPAP machines, and CPAP machines included in the recall announced in June 2021. Since April 2021, the FDA has received more than 116,000 medical device reports, including 561 reports of death. We will continue to update the public about the status of the Philips Respironics’ recall announc

The FDA says it is time to update the coronavirus vaccines, following a vote from an expert panel earlier this week. The move is to better match the variants currently circulating in our country. Dr. William Schaffner, professor of infectious diseases at Vanderbilt Medical Center, joined Cheddar News to discuss the latest recommendation. "Think about an analogous virus, the influenza virus. It changes also, as does COVID, and we update that influenza vaccine each and every year," he said. "So so