Upcoming COVID Vaccines Cmte. May Be More For Public Education Than Advising US FDA

Agenda for Thursday’s meeting on coronavirus vaccine development and approval includes lots of background, which may help public confidence, but not necessarily FDA assessors as they weigh the tough decisions ahead of them.

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The discussion and recommendation portion of the meeting is the last item on the agenda. • Source: Pink Sheet illustration

Experts tuning into the highly anticipated advisory committee meeting on coronavirus vaccine development and approval issues may be disappointed to learn that the US Food and Drug Administration intends to spend a lot of time level-setting.

The 22 October Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meeting agenda includes several presentations offering background on coronavirus disease and the federal response to the pandemic

No product-specific issues are expected to be discussed during the meeting. (See box with links to the online meeting stream

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