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In Brief - The Cancer Letter
Reagan-Udall receives $250,000 from Rockefeller Foundation for COVID-19 Diagnostics Evidence Accelerator
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Officials clarify military role in coronavirus vaccination amid wariness - Roll Call
President Donald Trump has often touted the role of the military in distributing a COVID-19 vaccine, but health officials close to the process who are concerned about public distrust are taking pains to say the federal government won’t actually be…
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Black Americans are the most hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine - USA Today
Black Americans distrust the government so much they're not participating in large numbers in COVID-19 clinical trials, and many say they won't get a COVID-19 vaccine – at least not until many others get it. Although the first two large clinical trials…
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Rushing COVID-19 Vaccination Could Undermine Overall Success, Vaccine Experts Warn FDA - IDSE
Extraordinary and unusual measures may be needed to rapidly develop and distribute a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, but those efforts should not compromise the safety and efficacy of any product that reaches the market, according to the FDA Vaccines and…
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‘There’s only one chance to do this right’—FDA panel wrestles with COVID-19 vaccine issues - Science
Concerns raised yesterday by an advisory group to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may once again tap the brakes on Operation Warp Speed, the U.S. government’s $10.8 billion push to rapidly move candidate COVID-19 vaccines from concept to…
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Patient Warehousing Emerges As Another COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence Problem - Pink Sheet
Executive Summary CDC officials designing distribution plans worry some eligible for vaccination may wait for a better product to emerge. Federal officials are now confronting another challenge for the uptake of a potential coronavirus vaccine –…
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FDA advisory committee debates safety and efficacy standards for a coronavirus vaccine - The Washington Post
Vaccine experts on Thursday rigorously debated the Food and Drug Administration’s planned standards for clearing a coronavirus vaccine quickly for broad use, discussing what level of evidence would be sufficient to establish safety and effectiveness.
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Researchers Find Doubts About COVID-19 Vaccine Among People Of Color - NPR
The Food and Drug Administration is preparing for the eventual rollout of one or more COVID-19 vaccines — by identifying the concerns that some people have about taking such a vaccine. At a meeting Thursday of experts advising the FDA on COVID-19…
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Facing vaccine doubts, US grapples with building confidence in coronavirus shots - BioPharma Dive
Dive Brief: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not back mandates that healthcare workers or other essential employees receive COVID-19 vaccines, with a CDC official stating Thursday the agency would prefer instead to "build trust and…
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US faces major hurdles for COVID-19 vaccine distribution: Vaccine advisory committee - MSN
Any coronavirus vaccine that could be authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) faces several additional hurdles after completing the final stage of clinical trials. That was the theme of key issues addressed today by…
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