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The context is that there's a pandemic going on and the FDA is being a bit slow at approving vaccines. Historical failures of the drug industry like thalidomide
by streptomycin 6y ago
The context is that there's a pandemic going on and the FDA is being a bit slow at approving vaccines. Historical failures of the drug industry like thalidomide explain why the FDA is currently extremely cautious about approving drugs. So you can imagine why some people might get a little worked up when they see a story about thalidomide at this moment in history.
- tzs 6y agoThe FDA approved emergency use authorizations for both Pfizer and Moderna within 3 weeks of receiving the applications. Johnson & Johnson just submitted their application, with emergency use approval expected by the end of the month if there is nothing wrong with J&J's data. I don't see how this is "a bit slow". It's rather fast, considering that the FDA does their own analysis of the submitted raw data and has a committee of outside experts and representatives of consumers, industry, and sometimes patients also weigh in.
- mft_ 6y agoIt’s not actually being slow once submissions are made . As said, other vaccines were approved more quickly. And if you want a comparison, it’s acting much more quickly than the EMA seems to be. Now, the interesting part is why they (apparently) delayed the submission of the AS vaccine by requesting more data...?