Pandemic Perspectives: US FDA Wastes No Time In COVID-19 Emergency Use Authorization Reviews

Since the WHO’s pandemic declaration, the agency has granted 10 EUAs for therapeutics and three for vaccines, all of which were reviewed in less than 90 days; EUA requests from government entities boast two of the three fastest review times but were revoked or limited in the face of emerging evidence.

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The FDA's average review time for COVID-19 vaccine EUAs is 22 days. • Source: Shutterstock

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