September 22, 2020: Letter to Commissioner Stephen Hahn, Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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September 22, 2020 The Honorable Dr. Stephen M. Hahn Commissioner Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Dear Commissioner Hahn: The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy seeks information on the safety and efficacy standards that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will use to issue an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a COVID-19 vaccine. While the EUA process can offer a quicker pathway to approval for public use than FDA`s licensing process, the tradeoff is less rigorous review and testing for safety and efficacy. It is extremely important that FDA is transparent about its EUA guidelines in order to counteract the erosion of...