FDA official Peter Marks voices growing concerns in Washington; Latin America death toll nears 250,000; UK’s second city Birmingham faces lockdown
- Global report: WHO in talks with Russia about its vaccine
- Australia updates: Canberra at odds with states over border closures
- Lockdown looms for Birmingham after spike in UK’s second-biggest city
- Chinese media dismisses attacks on Wuhan’s pool party as ‘sour grapes’
A top US health regulator has vowed to resign if the Trump administration approves a vaccine before it is shown to be safe and effective, Reuters is reporting.
Growing concern among scientists and health officials that the White House will seek to rush approval before the November election prompted Peter Marks, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s center for biologics evaluation and research, to make the statement, Reuters says.
Ardern has just been asked again for a response to Donald Trump’s recent disparaging comments regarding New Zealand’s resurgence battle.
Everyone can see in New Zealand we’ve got 11 cases, while the United States is dealing with over 40,000 cases. But it’s not just whether you have cases, it’s how you choose to deal with them.
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