US FDA to tighten Covid-19 vaccine authorisation standards ahead of election, says report | Malay Mail

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WASHINGTON, Sept 23 ― The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new, more stringent standards for an emergency authorisation of a Covid-19 vaccine, lowering the chances that one might be cleared for use before the November 3 election, the Washington Post reported yesterday....

Wednesday, 23 Sep 2020 07:10 AM MYT

WASHINGTON, Sept 23 ― The US Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon announce new, more stringent standards for an emergency authorisation of a Covid-19 vaccine, lowering the chances that one might be cleared for use before the November 3 election, theThe agency is issuing the guidance to boost transparency and public trust as health experts have become increasingly concerned that the Trump administration might be interfering in the approval process, the newspaper said.

Few vaccine developers were expected to have definitive trial results before the presidential election. Pfizer Inc had been the exception, although its timetable could slip with the new guidance. Moderna and Pfizer began their late-stage trials on July 27, and took about a month to enroll 15,000 people, the halfway point for their initial planned enrollment.

 

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