About the Author
My name is Mark Senak. I’m a lawyer and I work at the international communications firm FleishmanHillard in New York. For the past several years, I have been consulting with pharmaceutical and biologic companies that are engaged in the process of bringing new drugs to market. I have also worked extensively with an array of medical societies and patient organizations providing strategic communications counsel and media training.
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FDA Authorizes Third Dose – Some Implications
What does “fully vaccinated” mean today? In the face of the widening spread of the SARS-Cov-2 variant, the rise in breakthrough cases, and data that suggests a slight waning effect over time of vaccines, FDA acted yesterday to protect some … Continue reading
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Crisis Communications and FDA
In the face of a crisis situation, it is a given that the clarity and thoroughness of the communications response is key to resolving the issue and mitigating any reputational damage. Perhaps no other decision by the Food and Drug … Continue reading
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COVID-19 Vaccinations – Where a Commitment to Diversity is Essential
In my last posting on preparedness for a post-vaccination world I touched on some of the questions facing employers in general – policy questions that should be considered now for the eventualities of later. But digging a little deeper, there … Continue reading
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After a Vaccine – What? The Shift from Research and Discovery to Communications
Vaccines for COVID-19 are the focus of the moment – politically and scientifically speaking. On the political front, there has not only been jockeying to try to squeeze the square peg of a vaccine development timeline into a round hole … Continue reading
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For FDA and CDC and the Rest of Us – The Stakes Have Never Been Higher
Since last week’s posting regarding FDA credibility being on the line, there has been a swirl of activity and commentary around the evaluation of vaccine research for COVID-19 that would seem to have exacerbated the problem. For context, last week … Continue reading