Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine To Get Real-Time Data Assessment By US FDA
Executive Summary
Commissioner Hahn says FDA will see data as it is compiled to speed review; enrollment criteria raises some eyebrows since Moderna plans to exclude patients with known history of SARS-CoV-2 infection from Phase III. The agency’s guidance on COVID-19 vaccine trials says that such exclusions are not necessary since screening is unlikely when a product would be delivered post-market.
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