The FDA plans to issue strict guidelines for emergency authorization of any new coronavirus vaccine, which will add a new level of caution to the screening process, Mr. Trump also insisted, adding that a vaccine will be ready early next month. The guidelines could be released if formally approved by the White House earlier this week, and would be recommended by a committee of independent experts to examine clinical trial data before the FDA takes action, say many familiar with the draft. .
On Wednesday, Dr. H. Hahn said science would provide guidance on decisions made by staff members Emergency approval for any Covid-19 vaccine, and the FDA “will not allow anyone to force it to change.” He said the agency would not allow any vaccine that its officers would not give to their families. He said his agency would be guided by a panel of experts from outside and the process would be “transparent and independent.”
Red. Redfield said the agency’s guidance on coronavirus testing on people without symptoms, which was reversed after widespread criticism, was “never limited to testing asymptomatic individuals.” And when he said that the “original guidelines were made with the full engagement of individuals in the CDC,” he did not dispute that they did not include a scientific review of the agency, and said that the final guidelines were a “cooperative document” created with Adam’s participation. . Brett Giroir and the Coronavirus Task Force.
Dr Redfield said preliminary results from a study of the prevalence of Covid-19 showed that “more than 90% of the population is susceptible to the disease”.
Commenting on the hearing, committee chairman Senator Lamar Alexander urged Congress to launch the next plan for the next epidemic, warning that experts say someone could come sooner next year. “We must now work to stop the cycle of panic, neglect, panic,” he said.
The top Democrat on the Senate Health Committee, Senator Parry T. Murray, is Dr. Hen and Dr. Red. Redfield said he wanted to question Mr Trump’s efforts to weaken him and “sabotage the work of our scientists and public health experts for him.” Political gain. “
Dr. Fawcett told the committee that federal scientists are beginning to study so-called “long-hulers” – people who suffer long-term side effects from coronavirus infections, including fatigue, fever, neurological problems and cognitive impairments. . In addition, scientists have found that “many afflicted individuals” who believe to have recovered have heart inflammation, he said.
