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Shellback Squid

(10,153 posts) Wed Jul 21, 2021, 09:00 PM Jul 2021

What is the typical timeline for vaccine FDA full approval?

we should know

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What is the typical timeline for vaccine FDA full approval? (Original Post) Shellback Squid Jul 2021 OP

K&R UTUSN Jul 2021 #1

Usually many years. A decade is not atypical. drray23 Jul 2021 #2

Average time for a vaccine is 8-10 years DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 2021 #3

This is what I read today as well. The article I read said Jan. 2022 for Pfizer and Feb. for chowder66 Jul 2021 #4

So Maybe Another 5-6 Months? SoCalDavidS Jul 2021 #5

There's a lot of pressure to fast track and the article mentioned it could happen earlier chowder66 Jul 2021 #6

UTUSN

(77,795 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 09:03 PM

Jul 2021

drray23

(8,821 posts)

2. Usually many years. A decade is not atypical.

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 09:15 PM

Jul 2021

For covid19 it is likely going to be much faster because they literally have hundreds of millions of vaccinated people to look at. Any possibility of low occurring adverse effect from the vaccine has been ruled out or measured to the level of 1 over several hundred millions which is a lower chance than things like getting g hit by lightning ( 1 in 15000 or so) .

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,527 posts)

3. Average time for a vaccine is 8-10 years

Reply to Shellback Squid (Original post)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 09:20 PM

Jul 2021

from beginning of development to full approval and licensing. For FDA approval, from the end of phase 3 trials till full approval is 1-2 years it looks. The FDA says COVID vaccines may take 6 months for approval since they already have so much data. Usually they need a minimum of 6 months worth of data after phase 3 trials.

chowder66

(12,509 posts)

4. This is what I read today as well. The article I read said Jan. 2022 for Pfizer and Feb. for

Reply to DetroitLegalBeagle (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 09:42 PM

Jul 2021

Moderna based on their filing dates. The article also said it could be sooner.

SoCalDavidS

(10,599 posts)

5. So Maybe Another 5-6 Months?

Reply to chowder66 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 11:23 PM

Jul 2021

We're So Fucked.

chowder66

(12,509 posts)

6. There's a lot of pressure to fast track and the article mentioned it could happen earlier

Reply to SoCalDavidS (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 11:47 PM

Jul 2021

so maybe there's a chance... but if not, we will have to wait it out.

It could have been worse I suppose.

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