"Pfizer has never discussed @US_FDA’s #COVID19 vaccine guidelines with the White House and will never do so as it could undermine the agency’s independence," tweeted the company's CEO Albert Bourla. Pfizer has estimated it would know if the vaccine is effective by the end of October.Vaccines typically take 10 years to develop, approve and distribute.
One of the frontrunners, Moderna recently said it would likely be able to apply for an emergency use authorization by November 25 but wouldn't expect full approval for public use until late first quarter or early second quarter of 2021. Even with approval, vaccines will need to be widely distributed and taken by the public, meaning pre-pandemic levels may not be achieved until 2022. There are 35,622,409 total confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 1,046,153 global deaths..
andyroddick No one is talking about how this additional 2 months observation period for emergency use can cause thousands of deaths which could be avoided by vaccinating the vulnerable. All to stick it to a president. Americans can be nuts
Good. About time someone puts trump in his place