COVID-19 Vaccine Safety: National Academy Of Medicine Could Add Layer Of Oversight
Executive Summary
Merck's Gerberding notes that NAM has previously monitored safety of childhood vaccines and could help build confidence in one for COVID-19. The former CDC director's suggestion gets a bipartisan endorsement at a US Senate committee hearing.
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