Memo To US FDA: ‘Too Fast!’ Plus ‘Too Slow!’ Does Not Mean ‘Just Right!’
Executive Summary
There is an old adage that FDA only has two speeds: too fast and too slow. Recent pushback on neurology reviews and Covid vaccines show that paradox – but also the flaw of treating contradictory criticism as a sign that everything is actually fine.
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