US FDA’s Two-Month Safety Window For COVID Vaccines Based On Adverse Events In Other Products
Executive Summary
In remarks fleshing out the ‘EUA Plus’ guidance before it became a political football, Operation Warp Speed’s Slaoui said that an FDA analysis concluded that 90% of adverse events related to vaccination take place within the first 42 days.
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