New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the state health department to immediately start purchasing 150,000 doses of misoprostol, a five-year supply of the pill.
Moderna's chief medical officer said advancements in mRNA technology since the outset of the Covid pandemic have ushered in a golden age for new vaccines.
A Texas judge's ruling could ban the abortion pill mifepristone, but misoprostol will remain available as an off-label treatment for ending a pregnancy.
A Texas federal judge said the FDA's approval of the abortion pill mifepristone is invalid. A group of states asked an appeals court to block his ruling.
Pfizer's CEO was among the more than 200 pharmaceutical company executives who signed the letter after a federal judge's controversial ruling on mifepristone.
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