‘The Gruber Moment’: How CBER Got The Answers It Wanted On COVID Vaccine Guidance
Executive Summary
As US FDA recovers from aducanumab and looks towards an advisory committee on Pfizer’s COVID vaccine, it’s worth reflecting on how Office of Vaccine Research & Review Director Marion Gruber created positive turning points for the agency during a general discussion of vaccine approval standards at the VRBPAC.
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