August 25, 2022
Life Sciences
  • Democratic lawmakers on the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released a report indicating that senior Trump administration officials leaned on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Stephen Hahn and other agency leaders to sign off on unproven COVID-19 treatments. The report also found that the Trump White House tried to block FDA safety data collection efforts on COVID-19 vaccines, pushing for an expedited timeline on approvals ahead of the 2020 presidential election. (Articles here, here, here, and here)