China News Service, San Francisco, October 19-California Governor Gavin Newsom said on the 19th local time that California will conduct an independent review of the safety of any new crown vaccine that has been approved by the federal government.
"San Francisco Chronicle" reported that Newsom announced that California has established an 11-member scientific review committee.
The committee will be responsible for future candidate vaccine trials, review the evidence that any vaccines approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are safe and effective, and make recommendations to California whether to distribute the reviewed vaccines to the public.
According to reports, at least seven states including California and Washington, DC plan to independently review the safety and effectiveness of vaccines.
On October 4, local time, in Washington, the capital of the United States, 20,000 chairs were placed on the lawn on the south side of the White House to mourn the deaths of more than 200,000 new crowns in the United States.
California Department of Health and Human Services Director Mark Gurry said in September that the state is forming its own vaccine review committee.
On October 19, California disclosed detailed information about the committee.
Among the 11 members of the committee are health officials from San Francisco and epidemiologists from the University of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and Caesars Medical Institution.
"Los Angeles Times" reported that Newsom said at the press conference: "We will not believe anyone's words. We will conduct our own independent review process with world-class experts."
According to reports, U.S. President Trump has hinted for months that by the end of this year, or even before the November 3 general election, the new crown vaccine can be put into use.
Infectious disease experts worry that the Trump administration may urge the use of untested vaccines.
On August 15th, local time, in Lower Manhattan, New York, customers were dining at an outdoor table in the restaurant.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
According to reports, this timetable is almost impossible to achieve.
Most infectious disease experts and public health officials believe that the first batch of vaccines is likely to be approved in November or December this year, and may be limited to the highest priority populations in early 2021.
Newsom said that for most people, the vaccine will not be available until 2021.
He added that it is not yet clear whether the time will be the first quarter, the second quarter or the third quarter of 2021.
Newsom said that with the politicization of potential vaccines, the state must conduct an independent review.
He said: "It doesn't matter who the next president is. We will remain vigilant."
The San Jose "Mercury News" reported that when Newsom announced the news, there were more than 40 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide, more than 875,000 confirmed cases were reported in California, and nearly 17,000 deaths were reported. (Finish)