{"id":15799,"date":"2020-12-11T22:37:36","date_gmt":"2020-12-11T22:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/?p=15799"},"modified":"2021-03-09T08:37:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T08:37:55","slug":"statement-wh-covid19-vaccine-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/statement-wh-covid19-vaccine-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"NCL statement on White House pressure to approve COVID-19 vaccine"},"content":{"rendered":"

For immediate release: December 11, 2020<\/p>\n

Media contact: National Consumers League \u2013 Carol McKay, carolm@nclnet.org<\/a>, (412) 945-3242<\/a>\u00a0or Taun Sterling, tauns@nclnet.org<\/a>, (202)\u00a0207-2832<\/a><\/p>\n

Washington, DC \u2013\u00a0In\u00a0<\/span>just\u00a0<\/span>a matter of days, we could potentially have an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine ready for rollout<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Now more than ever, the public needs\u00a0<\/span>to see the\u00a0<\/span>evidence of a transparent and deliberate process to ensure the safety of a vaccine.\u00a0<\/span>NCL has actively participated in the vaccine approval process, testifying before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration<\/span>\u2019s<\/span> (FDA) vaccine advisory committees to ensure that the nation\u2019s most vulnerable consumers are considered at each step of the approval process.<\/span> The race to a vaccine is a critical one, consumers should not be discouraged by the careful deliberation of the States’ vaccine approval process, but should instead <\/span>be <\/span>encouraged that<\/span>\u00a0the U.S.<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span> following <\/span>deliberate, well-<\/span>established protocol to vet and review the data.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NCL is amongst the stakeholder groups advocating for increased scrutiny of the data, particularly citing reports from the U.K. about adverse reactions to the Pfizer vaccine among people with severe allergies. <\/span>We expect that the FDA will be aware of these concerns and call on the agency to <\/span>perform ongoing post-market surveillance<\/span>\u00a0to ensure public safety<\/span>. Consumers should rely on continuous guidance regarding potential adverse events, as this will be critical to ensuring vaccine confidence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

NCL has<\/span>\u00a0continually\u00a0<\/span>recognized the integrity of the career<\/span>-scientists<\/span>\u00a0at the FDA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>who are entrusted with ensuring the safety of the U.S. drug supply<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<\/span>applaud\u00a0<\/span>their demonstrated commitment to\u202ffostering\u202fpublic\u202ftrust\u202fthroughout the\u202fCOVID-19\u202fvaccine development<\/span>, evaluation,\u00a0<\/span>and approval process<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>We have great confidence in the FDA\u2019s rigorous approval\u00a0<\/span>methods\u00a0<\/span>and trust that the agency will <\/span>issue an\u00a0<\/span>Emergency Use Authorization only after careful consideration of the available safety and efficacy data.<\/span><\/p>\n

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About the National Consumers League (NCL)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The National Consumers League, founded in 1899, is America\u2019s pioneer consumer organization. Our mission is to protect and promote social and economic justice for consumers and workers in the United States and abroad. For more information, visit www.nclnet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NCL is deeply disappointed at the Department of Transportation\u2019s decision late Friday to finalize its Rule on Defining Unfair or Deceptive Practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"categories":[14,287,290,420,16,292,284],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15799"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17819,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15799\/revisions\/17819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nclnet.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}