Here We Go Again: Omicron Forces FDA To Pause ‘Certain Inspectional Activities’

The COVID-19 pandemic’s latest variant has pushed the US FDA to pump the brake once again on performing on-site surveillance inspections through at least 19 January. Meanwhile, an agency official says Remote Regulatory Assessments “are here to stay.”

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The COVID-19 Omicron variant has forced the US Food and Drug Administration to pump the brake once again on performing on-site surveillance inspections.

In a small blurb tucked away in a 4 January news roundup from the agency, the FDA explained that it decided on 29 December to put in place “temporary...

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