A Matter Of Precedent: US FDA Sometimes Labors Under Weight Of Unpopular Or Unfavorable Decisions
Executive Summary
As agency observers wonder whether and how political considerations will impact the timing of a COVID-19 vaccine approval or authorization, the Pink Sheet looks at instances through the years where agency staffers found themselves operating under precedents with which they disagreed or that didn’t work out as expected.
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