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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by klodolph on Friday January 29, 2021 @11:53AM (#25959388)
The FDA more than justified its existence when it prevented the entry of thalidomide into the US market without more evidence of its safety.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thalidomide

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Re:Johnson and Johnson single-shot vaccine appears 66% effec... by JamesBarney on Friday January 29, 2021 @03:13PM (#25961789)
How many people have died from drugs getting approved later or not being able to afford drugs due to the high price of drug testing?

Or from drugs not being researched or approved because it's too expensive to do an fda trial?

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