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Coronavirus in the US: Authority shatters Trump's vaccine plans - President upset

2020-10-07T20:56:44.572Z


With new approval guidelines, the FDA has dampened Trump's hopes for a rapid corona vaccine. With new approval guidelines, the FDA has dampened Trump's hopes for a rapid corona vaccine. Washington - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has canceled Donald Trump's plans for rapid approval of a corona vaccine * in the US . On Tuesday, the agency announced new criteria for accelerated approval of a corona vaccine . Accordingly, manufacturers have to observe a follow-up period in the t


With new approval guidelines, the FDA has dampened Trump's hopes for a rapid corona vaccine.


Washington - The

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

has canceled Donald Trump's plans for rapid approval of a

corona vaccine *

in the

US

.

On Tuesday, the agency announced new criteria for accelerated approval of a

corona vaccine

.

Accordingly, manufacturers have to observe a follow-up period in the third and final test phase, which makes it de facto impossible

to bring a vaccine onto the market

before the

presidential election

on November 3rd.

The rule is necessary to collect sufficient data "to assess the

risk-benefit profile of

a vaccine".

Coronavirus vaccine: Trump reacts angrily to new criteria

The two companies Moderna and Pfizer, whose clinical studies are the most advanced so far, did

not begin

the third

test phase

until the end of July.

Since the second

dose of vaccine

is administered 28 days after the first dose, the follow-up period required by the FDA for the very first subjects would end at the end of October.

However, the companies would then probably not have sufficient data

to apply for

approval

in the fast-track

procedure

.

President Donald Trump *

had

repeatedly promised

approval of

a

vaccine

before the election.

On Twitter, he reacted angrily to the new

FDA guidelines

.

This would "make it more difficult to get vaccinations before election day".

This is "another political attack" on him as president.

According to the

US media

, the White House had tried to influence the new

FDA guidelines

.

Accordingly, the White House considered the follow-up time unnecessary and wanted to remove it from the guidelines.

Trump

is

under strong pressure

because of the strong spread of the

corona virus

in the

United States

.

In the polls, he is behind his challenger

Joe Biden

.

The

opposition Democrats

have long been fearing that

Trump is

putting massive pressure on researchers and health authorities to get a

vaccine

approved

as soon as possible and before the election

.

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

List of rubric lists: © Patrick Semansky / AP / dpa

Source: merkur

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