COVID-19 Vaccines: Can US FDA Complete Assessment In Less Than Six Weeks?
Executive Summary
With strong data from Moderna and Pfizer, the projection for an EUA by the end of 2020 still may hold despite holidays and other obstacles to completing the necessary work.
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