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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
Rep Grothman introduces bill for automatic insulin biosimilar interchangeablity
15 September 2020 - Representative Glenn Grothman, (R-Wisconsin), says interchangeability for insulins makes sense based on the savings potential and safety ...
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
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 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 05 Sep 2020
Seniors suffer the most from antiquated FDA approval process
4 September 2020 - Americans have been heartbroken as report after report shines a light on the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping ...
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 ...