Beyond mRNA: FDA’s Marks Calls For Platform Agnostic Search For Better COVID Vaccines
Executive Summary
Marks opines on what sponsors would need to do to bring a ‘better’ vaccine to market in a NEJM interview. Meanwhile, CDC releases real world data on estimated bivalent booster efficacy.
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