What Now?

This is the second in a series of posts on food and drug law scholarship posted to SSRN from January to June 2026.   The 1980s were my decade, and as I read these three pieces, the lyrics to Once in a Lifetime started — and then would not stop — in my head.  They consider … where we find ourselves. 

You may ask yourself, “Where does that highway go to?”
And you may ask yourself, “Am I right, am I wrong?”
And you may say to yourself, “My God, what have I done?”

(Same as it ever was?  Maybe a little bit. See below.)

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Vaccine Approval 101

Here’s a tutorial on the usual process for vaccine development, testing and approval, for folks tracking the new coronavirus (COVID-19).  In brief: it will take a while and very large clinical trials to get a coronavirus vaccine approved at FDA. But preapproval testing is likely to happen on the ground where the coronavirus is spreading, and there is a potential for expanded access (to the unapproved vaccine) in the meantime.

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