What FDA is doing behind the scenes, @annaedney @langreth + I report:
-Sticking to June guidelines on what it will take for a vaccine to get through, whether under a BLA or EUA
-Making clear to the White House and HHS the public health value of process perceived as non-political
A mini-scooplet buried in the story -- the FDA plans to soon set up up more or less weekly placeholder sessions, starting in October and going through December, in case data comes in (in addition to the 10/22 adcomm): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-08/will-a-vaccine-be-politicized-fda-sets-up-safeguards?sref=leQ3i2ya">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
I can& #39;t emphasize that enough. *The* most important thing drug and biotech companies have is patient trust that their products are as safe/effective as they say they are. That is because of the FDA. Without it, the industry is in a very, very different place.
Want a counter-example? Look at China& #39;s domestic drug industry a decade ago. Anyone who could afford to buy products from the Western multinationals did. China started a campaign to build its own industry and shove out the legacy actors that has been years in the making.
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