Vaccines For Use During Pregnancy Pose Development Challenges, FDA Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Advisory committee will discuss clinical trial design and endpoints to support licensure of new or existing vaccines for maternal immunization to protect the infant from disease.
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