A key excerpt: > Administration officials speaking to media late last week hinted that something like that might eventually be possible, with one unnamed feder

A key excerpt: > Administration officials speaking to media late last week hinted that something like that might eventually be possible, with one unnamed federal official telling reporters on a conference call that Moderna might have more luck with a second, narrower request for approval if the company showed some “humility” when it made the submission. But the idea that approval of a vaccine might depend—even a little bit—on whether the manufacturer says ‘pretty please’ speaks volumes about what role scientific judgment is now playing in the approval process.