Drug Fix: US FDA Commissioner Nominee Heidi Overton’s Resume And COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Changes

Pink Sheet Executive Editor Derrick Gingery, Senior Editor Sue Sutter, Senior Reporter Maaisha Osman, and Editor-in-Chief Nielsen Hobbs discuss Heidi Overton’s financial and educational background as she begins navigating the path to US Food and Drug Administration commissioner confirmation (1:01), as well as an FDA incentive program that she would not be able to use to recruit additional staff should she get the job (23:05). They also consider the reasons for recent changes to the COVID-19 vaccine postmarketing trials (26:59). More On These Topics From The Pink Sheet US FDA Nominee Overton Left Hopkins Residency, Pushed ‘Conservative’ Science, Has Few Pharma Ties: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/agency-leadership/us-fda/us-fda-nominee-overton-left-hopkins-residency-pushed-conservative-science-has-few-pharma-ties-KTW56Z3D7RGCBMR5FDLEPK7Y6U/ US FDA Scraps Program That Paid Bonuses For Completing Speedy Drug Reviews: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/agency-leadership/us-fda/us-fda-scraps-program-that-paid-bonuses-for-completing-speedy-drug-reviews-JF5MQA73GJHDZADHXQSTB6JA2A/ US FDA Spikes COVID-19 Vaccine Postmarketing Trials Due To ‘Feasibility Challenges’: https://insights.citeline.com/pink-sheet/vaccines/us-fda-spikes-covid-19-vaccine-postmarketing-trials-due-to-feasibility-challenges-PS54RXHTEBAZDEEMDQY6264BLA/