FDA Faces Challenges for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID Vaccine
Tuesday, July 27, 2021 With employers reopening fully and employees returning to the workplace from the pandemic, there has been a steady flow of challenges -- both legal filings and political and public opposition -- by individuals opposing mandatory requirements from employers and institutions to be vaccinated in order to return to work or school, subject to certain legal requirements under the ADA and valid religious objections. The legal challenges have centered, in large part, on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ability to issue “emergency use authorization” (EUA) f...