WH Plan To Tackle COVID Hinges On Quick Reviews, Small Trials, Funding

The Biden administration is calling for Congress to provide funding to support streamlined FDA review and development of future COVID-19 vaccines and therapies, including variant-specific products that can be quickly developed, authorized and deployed should they be needed in the future. The funding request is part of the administration’s wide-ranging strategy to tackle COVID-19 going forward, which was laid out in a 96-page report released Wednesday (March 2) . White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said the administration will...