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What are emergency use authorizations, and do they guarantee that a vaccine or drug is safe?

  • Written by Christopher Robertson, Professor of Law, Boston University
What are emergency use authorizations, and do they guarantee that a vaccine or drug is safe?Tony Potts, a 69-year-old retiree, removes his face mask for a temperature check just before receiving his first injection in a phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial sponsored by Moderna. Potts is one of 30,000 participants in the Moderna trial. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty ImageS

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