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FDA chief says he has ‘no intention’ of overruling career staff on coronavirus vaccine decision
10 September 2020 - The head of the FDA said he has “no intention” of overruling career scientists at the agency ...
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 10 Sep 2020
‘Hell has frozen over’: The pharmaceutical industry stands in for a politically impaired FDA
10 September 2020 - How can Americans tell when the FDA has become so politically impaired that it cannot serve ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Vaccine developers hustle to meet FDA data requirements to submit for approval
10 September 2020 - There are many questions regarding the approval of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Sep 2020
Some good news on COVID-19
9 September 2020 - The virus seems to generate a robust and fairly long-lasting immune response. ...
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 09 Sep 2020
Statement on AstraZeneca Oxford SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, AZD1222, COVID-19 vaccine trials temporary pause
9 September 2020 - As part of the ongoing randomised, controlled clinical trials of the AstraZeneca Oxford coronavirus vaccine, AZD1222, ...
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 08 Sep 2020
Biopharma leaders unite to stand with science
8 September 2020 - Nine CEOs sign historic pledge to continue to make the safety and well-being of vaccinated individuals the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 07 Sep 2020
Leader of U.S. vaccine push says he‘ll quit if politics trumps science
3 September 2020 - Moncef Slaoui, the scientific head of Operation Warp Speed, spent 29 years making vaccines at GlaxoSmithKline. ...
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 ...