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Trump pressed for plasma therapy. Officials worry, is an unvetted vaccine next?
12 September 2020 - New details of how the president has demanded faster action from health agencies help explain the intensifying ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Majority of Americans believe political pressure will cause FDA to rush a coronavirus vaccine, new poll finds
10 September 2020 - A majority of Americans, 62%, believe political pressure from the Trump administration will cause the US ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Sep 2020
‘You can’t rush science’ — Merck CEO stresses need for careful approach to coronavirus vaccine
9 September 2020 - Frazier’s Merck was among the nine companies that signed a pledge to prioritise safety as the drugmakers ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Sep 2020
FDA sets up vaccine safeguards to counter pressure from Trump
8 September 2020 - Guidelines for emergency approval designed to insulate reviewers from influence. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Sep 2020
Here's how Trump could bigfoot the FDA and get a vaccine out ahead of the science
5 September 2020 - In 1905, the agency that would later become part of the US FDA approved its first ...
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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2020
HHS Secretary Azar says 1 November coronavirus vaccine deadline has ‘nothing to do with elections’
3 September 2020 - Azar said the deadline was made by Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Sep 2020
Fast tracking a vaccine: How comfortable are Americans?
4 September 2020 - Fast tracking vaccines to fight COVID-19, something the federal government has promised, may not be viewed ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 03 Sep 2020
C.D.C. tells states how to prepare for COVID-19 vaccine by early November
2 September 2020 - As President Trump pushes the possibility of a vaccine this year, the C.D.C. has outlined technical scenarios ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 01 Sep 2020
Coronavirus vaccine before election unlikely — Dr. Gottlieb on FDA chief’s possible fast track
31 August 2020 - The former FDA commissioner said the more effective the vaccine is, and the more serious the U.S. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2020
A quick virus test? Sure, if you can afford it.
31 August 2020 - Standard tests in New York City can take days or weeks. Wealthier people are turning to concierge ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 30 Aug 2020
FDA head says he is willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine
30 August 2020 - Stephen Hahn insists he will not rush process just to help Donald Trump’s election chances. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 27 Aug 2020
COVID-19 vaccines are getting closer. Should we be worried they've come so quickly?
27 August 2020 - Back in March, when the coronavirus pandemic was starting to sweep the globe, a vaccine couldn't ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Aug 2020
Clinical trials of coronavirus drugs are taking longer than expected
14 August 2020 - Antibody trials sponsored by Regeneron and Eli Lilly are off to a slow start because of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Aug 2020
Goldman Sachs predicts FDA will approve coronavirus vaccine this year
3 August 2020 - Goldman Sachs expects the Food and Drug Administration to approve at least one coronavirus vaccine this ...