24: Why COVID-19 Vaccine Development Is Fast AND Safe
There is a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel in the U.S. The FDA is starting to grant emergency use authorization to COVID-19 vaccines! Kristen talks about how the current vaccines were developed so quickly without compromising safety.
Abbreviated Reference List*
COVID-19 Vaccines, FDA, Accessed December 16, 2020
Ensuring the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States, CDC, Accessed December 16, 2020
Graphic: Operation Warp Speed Accelerated Vaccine Process, DOD, Accessed December 16, 2020
Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: Latest Updates, NYT, Updated December 17, 2020
*To view a full list, please see below.
Correction
This episode states that Operation Warp Speed is overseen by the US Department of Defense. This statement is true but incomplete. Operation Warp Speed is also overseen in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, and other federal agencies and private firms.
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Full List of References
COVID-19 Vaccines, FDA, Accessed December 16, 2020
Ensuring the Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines in the United States, CDC, Accessed December 16, 2020
Development and Licensure of Vaccines to Prevent COVID-19, FDA, Accessed December 16, 2020
US Vaccine Safety - Overview, History, and How It Works, CDC, Accessed December 16, 2020
Slides from “Drug Discovery, Development, and Commercialization,” Coursera.com online course, Fall 2014
Graphic: Operation Warp Speed Accelerated Vaccine Process, DOD, Accessed December 16, 2020
Timelines for other vaccines:
Here's a realistic timeline for a coronavirus vaccine, Accessed December 16, 2020
How the coronavirus vaccine development compares to other shots in history, Accessed December 16, 2020
FDA COVID vaccine chief: We'll be independent, transparent, trustworthy, USA Today, October 27, 2020
The Light at the End of the Tunnel is Getting Wider, Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Smith, December 9, 2020
FDA Pfizer vaccine meeting recap, Friendly Neighbor Epidemiologist, Dr. Emily Smith, December 11, 2020
Covid-19 Vaccine Tracker: Latest Updates, NYT, Updated December 17, 2020
How the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Works, NYT, Updated December 14, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine EUA Fact Sheet for Recipients and Caregivers (FDA Non-medical fact sheet), Accessed December 16, 2020
Alaskan has allergic reaction after getting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Reuters, December 16, 2020
What Clinicians Need to Know About the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, CDC, Accessed December 17, 2020
