COVID Vaccine Trials May Need Active Comparators Once Adequate Supply Reached, CBER’s Marks Says
Executive Summary
US FDA’s biologics center director Peter Marks discusses future COVID-19 vaccine trials, post-market safety monitoring, and how FDA is juggling reviewing two emergency use authorization requests at once in an interview with Pink Sheet.
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