Is @US_FDA getting cold feet about emergency use authorizations as a tool to rapidly deploy #Covid19 vaccines? It seemed pretty clear from yesterday's VRBPAC meeting the agency may be thinking about other routes to use.

Excellent article by @HelenBranswell on Covid vaccines. Certain groups, e.g. staff of nursing homes, may be able to receive it sooner on expanded access basis. Reality check: a vaccine won't end the pandemic and a vaccination program will be very complex.

“We are concerned [a #Covid19 vaccine EUA] would interfere with longterm assessment of safety & efficacy in ongoing trials & potentially even jeopardize product approval. & not only the first vaccine, but maybe even follow-on vaccines.” — @US_FDA's Gruber.

The deliberation of the vaccine experts at the FDA Advisory meeting yesterday: concerns over adequate safety data, emergency authorization (EUA) and more washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10… @Carolynyjohnson nytimes.com/2020/10/22/hea… @katie_thomas statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda… @HelenBranswell

FDA shows signs of cold feet over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda… via @statnews

Super impt @HelenBranswell story on how the first authorization of a #COVID19 vaccine could throw other trials into disarray and limit data collection. It's something the FDA's worried about too statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda… via @statnews

There are serious signs the FDA is getting cold feet over the notion of issuing emergency use authorizations to allow for the widespread early deployment of Covid-19 vaccines. buff.ly/3mjRmeu #FDA #Covid_19 #vaccines

These are imp questions & we need a global discussion on how we want to proceed with #COVID19 vaccine clinical trials. Stopping them too early means lack of longer term data on efficacy, safety, esp in subgroups @CEPIvaccines @GaviSeth @WHO statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda… via @statnews

Watch this space: FDA shows signs of cold feet over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines. Story via @HelenBranswell

Yesterday, the FDA showed signs of cold feet over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines, @HelenBranswell writes.

FDA shows signs of cold feet over emergency authorization of #Covid19 vaccines statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda… via @HelenBranswell

FDA shows signs of cold feet over emergency authorization of Covid-19 vaccines statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda… via @statnews

Really critical issues raised by @HelenBranswell about the early data from #Covid_19 Vaccine trials 💉👇🏻 Good to hear FDA 'urging vaccine manufacturers to keep their trials blinded as long as possible, to collect as much data as they can'