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Pfizer CEO on the pressures of creating a COVID-19 vaccine: ‘what is at stake is beyond imagination'
30 September 2020 - Albert Bourla, 58, is chairman and chief executive of Pfizer, a multinational pharmaceutical company. Bourla is a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Sep 2020
Increase transparency at the FDA: we need sunlight to fight the pandemic
29 September 2020 - The FDA has issued a number of contentious decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic related to investigational ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
AstraZeneca boss says transparency key for vaccine
24 September 2020 - The chief executive of AstraZeneca has said the public must trust that multiple regulators will review ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 24 Sep 2020
Trump claims White House can overrule FDA's attempt to toughen guidelines for coronavirus vaccine
24 September 2020 - President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that the White House could override the US FDA if the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Sep 2020
FDA poised to announce tougher standards for a COVID-19 vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day
23 September 2020 - The guidance is part of an effort to boost transparency and public trust as polls show many ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2020
You can trust the FDA’s vaccine process
20 September 2020 - The agency can roll out a Covid shot safely, quickly and without bowing to political pressure. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 21 Sep 2020
Democratic chairman says White House blocked FDA commissioner from testifying
19 September 2020 - The White House blocked FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn from testifying before the House panel overseeing the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 20 Sep 2020
In ‘power grab,’ Health Secretary Azar asserts authority over FDA
19 September 2020 - Experts said the memo would make it more difficult for the F.D.A. to issue new rules, but ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Sep 2020
Coronavirus vaccine: Donald Trump contradicts CDC director Robert Redfield
17 September 2020 - Donald Trump has issued an extraordinary public rebuke to his own government’s top health official, labelling him ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Sep 2020
Up is down — pharmaceutical industry caution versus federal acceleration of COVID-19 vaccine approval
15 September 2020 - Nine pharmaceutical company leaders took the unprecedented step on 8 September 2020, of stating that they would ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Sep 2020
NIH 'very concerned' about serious side effect in AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial
15 September 2020 - The FDA is weighing whether to follow British regulators in resuming a coronavirus vaccine trial that ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2020
Vaccine makers keep safety details quiet, alarming scientists
13 September 2020 - Researchers say drug companies need to be more open about how vaccine trials are run to reassure ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2020
Pfizer CEO 'preparing' for likelihood of vaccine approval before end of year
13 September 2020 - Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is preparing for the likelihood of regulators approving the coronavirus vaccine the company ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Sep 2020
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
Pfizer may win the COVID vaccine race. But distributing it could be another matter.
10 September 2020 - Needing deep-freeze storage could complicate a massive rollout. ...