Gottlieb: Staged Access To Coronavirus Vaccine Possible Through EUA
Executive Summary
Former FDA Commissioner says agency could grant an EUA for a vaccine, but require it meet the standard for full approval, and then roll it out gradually with postmarket data collection.
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