The FDA Has a Plan to Deal With the Coronavirus
The Food and Drug Administration has a plan -- in the U.S. and abroad -- to tackle the issues caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus that's infected tens of thousands of people in China.
As manufacturing has come to a standstill in China, the FDA is concerned about the supply chain coming out of that country. There aren't any FDA approved vaccines, gene therapies, or blood derivatives manufactured in China, but the country does make raw materials used in manufacturing of therapies.
"We are not waiting for drug and device manufacturers to report shortages to us -- we are proactively reaching out to manufacturers as part of our vigilant and forward-leaning approach to identifying potential disruptions or shortages," the agency said in a statement released on Friday.
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