Gottlieb: Staged Access To Coronavirus Vaccine Possible Through EUA

Former FDA Commissioner says agency could grant an EUA for a vaccine, but require it meet the standard for full approval, and then roll it out gradually with postmarket data collection.

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Everything has to be about perfect for top-line trial data on a vaccine to be available in October, Gottlieb said. • Source: Shutterstock

A coronavirus vaccine likely will become available in the US through an emergency use authorization first, but the Food and Drug Administration still could demand the candidate meet the traditional safety and efficacy requirements, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said.

Gottlieb indicated during a webinar sponsored by the Personalized Medicine Coalition that the FDA could take advantage of the EUA’s...

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