Operation Warp Speed For Rare Diseases? US FDA Is Considering Pilot Programs
Executive Summary
CBER director Peter Marks says the FDA may evaluate giving gene therapy products the ‘degree of responsiveness’ that COVID-19 vaccines received. In a discussion of the pandemic's effects on staff retention, CDER director Patrizia Cavazzoni says attrition rates are back to historical levels.
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