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Can Trump really speed approval of COVID treatments?
10 October 2020 - In a five minute video posted to his Twitter account on Wednesday, President Trump stood in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Oct 2020
Moderna CEO says COVID-19 vaccine will be ready for FDA submission in late November
5 October 2020 - Company will seek emergency use authorisation for experimental vaccine. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Oct 2020
Development of COVID-19 vaccine won’t be affected by politics, Pfizer CEO says
1 October 2020 - Albert Bourla sent an all-hands letter saying company won’t bow to political pressure. ...
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 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 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
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 ...