FDA ramps up effort to persuade public that coronavirus vaccine decisions will be based on science, not politi – The Philadelphia Inquirer

In an article published Friday in JAMA,FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, Marks and Anand Shah, FDA's deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs, pledged "unequivocally" to review vaccines "according to the established legal and regulatory standards for medical products." In an opinion article in The Washington Post on Wednesday, Hahn said, "I have repeatedly said that all FDA decisions have been, and will continue to be, based solely on good science and data." He also said he has been repeatedly asked whether there has been any inappropriate pressure on the FDA, but he didn't answer that question in the article. In June, in testimony to a House committee, he said he hadn't felt political pressure to make any specific decision.

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FDA ramps up effort to persuade public that coronavirus vaccine decisions will be based on science, not politi - The Philadelphia Inquirer