Pandemic Logistics: US FDA Has Not Verified Some Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Data And Analyses
Executive Summary
Older patients appear to have lower efficacy in a Moderna application amendment that the agency hasn’t fully digested, but along with the original submission, data still supports evaluation for an emergency use authorization, the FDA said.
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