Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2020
Vaccine makers plan public stance to counter pressure on FDA
5 September 2020 - Companies involved include Pfizer, Moderna, Sanofi and others.
Drug makers are planning a public pledge to not send any COVID-19 vaccine to the FDA for review without extensive safety and efficacy data, according to people familiar with the effort.
The joint stance is seen as a bulwark against political pressure being applied on the FDA to get a vaccine out as soon as possible. It is likely to be announced in a multi-company statement as soon as next week. The plans, which could still change, were described by people involved in the effort on condition of anonymity.
