Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec...
by joncrane on Friday January 29, 2021 @11:24AM
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I think this is a bit of a disingenuous approach. There's a slippery slope here.
Just because "humanity, including giant healthcare conglomerates who stood to profit came together to fast track vaccines against a deadly global pandemic" it doesn't mean "regulation of the vaccine and drug industry is pointless."
If the FDA were to relax its standards across the board due to this one success in the face of an anomaly, you'd better believe drug manufacturers would be fast tracking dangerous drugs.
Heck even in the current regulatory environment dangerous products make it through. As evidenced by all the ads I see for litigation based on harm caused by various already-approved (in a non-fast track manner) drugs that have made it to the market in the last decade.
Just because "humanity, including giant healthcare conglomerates who stood to profit came together to fast track vaccines against a deadly global pandemic" it doesn't mean "regulation of the vaccine and drug industry is pointless."
If the FDA were to relax its standards across the board due to this one success in the face of an anomaly, you'd better believe drug manufacturers would be fast tracking dangerous drugs.
Heck even in the current regulatory environment dangerous products make it through. As evidenced by all the ads I see for litigation based on harm caused by various already-approved (in a non-fast track manner) drugs that have made it to the market in the last decade.