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> Tembexa received priority review, fast track

This is the same rating the COVID vaccines received. Either we are reacting to a real threat or preparing for perceived threat.

It is possible some variola virus variant is being produced in a lab. This would obviously pose a risk necessitating precautionary measures.



> > Tembexa received priority review, fast track

> This is the same rating the COVID vaccines received.

That's true, but dozens of not-quite-so-urgent drugs have received those ratings as well.

Priority review: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_review#Uses_of_the_pr...

Fast Track: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/nda-and-bla-approvals/fast-track-a...


There's not really any way to do efficacy testing.

(safety testing in uninfected people should yield some information of course)


No, that’s not the same review process. You can take your tinfoil hat off.




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