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No volunteer who puts his or her body on the line in a COVID-19 vaccine trial should be at a disadvantage in terms of vaccine access, according to Dr. Peter G. Lurie, president of the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest.
A hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee tomorrow will feature witnesses who will cast doubt on vaccinations for COVID-19 and who will promote the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 despite the lack of evidence for its effectiveness.
Amid surging COVID-19 cases nationwide, nearly 200 former public health officials, public health and medical school deans, and public health and medical experts and researchers are sounding the alarm today in a letter to General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy.
When considering potential vaccines for COVID-19, the Food and Drug Administration should commit to transparency, scientific rigor, and high ethical standards according to remarks that Center for Science in the Public Interest president Dr. Peter G. Lurie will give before an agency advisory panel this afternoon.
