FY 2021 Appropriations Provides FDA Healthy Boost – Plus More COVID-19 Funds

Budget authority increase for medical product safety is coupled with additional funds for coronavirus countermeasure development and advanced manufacturing.

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The FY 2021 omnibus appropriations bills includes increases for CDER and CDRH, as well as separate funds for coronavirus vaccine development and supply chain monitoring. • Source: File photo

The US Food and Drug Administration is poised to receive a $103.6m increase in appropriations in fiscal year 2021, along with added coronavirus response funding.

The nearly 5,600-page bill, which passed Congress on 21 December, gives $5.88bn to the agency for FY 2021 activities....

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