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