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.
Tag Archives: #COVID19
Emerging from Emergency – Two COVID-Related Developments This Week
Two announcements occurred this week, both of note and connected only by the fact that they are emblematic of the slow metamorphosis from a COVID emergency world to a post-COVID emergency one. Emergency Ends – First, the Biden Administration announced … Continue reading
Posted in FDA Image, FDA Policy
Tagged #AdComm, #COVID19, #Face-to-Face FDA Meetings, AdCom, AdComms
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The Definition of “Fully Vaccinated” Needs to Change
The COVID-19 pandemic is a rapidly changing landscape. We are long gone from the days of being threatened by a rampant Alpha virus to having several successive variants. It now appears that the very fast-spreading Omicron may become dominant over … Continue reading
Posted in COVID19
Tagged #CDC, #COVID19, coronavirus
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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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Tagged #COVID19
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As the Prospect of a Vaccine Approaches, Business and Communications Challenges Are Just Around the Corner
Coincident to COVID-19 case levels in Europe and the United States entering new and serious levels comes welcome news on the development of a vaccine. Last week Pfizer and BioNTech announced findings from the first interim analysis of the Phase … Continue reading
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Tagged #COVID19
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FDA AdComm Agenda Covers the Bases
First of all, we are having a bit of a crisis with our crisis. As we appear to be moving into yet another wave of COVID-19 infections, and as research into a vaccine is aggressively underway, we also see serious … Continue reading
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