FDA Whistleblower

Paul Mango, former Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy at the Department of Health and Human Services under the Trump administration, has claimed that the administration pressured the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to authorize COVID-19 vaccines and treatments faster than career scientists recommended. He stated the pressure tactics were necessary to combat the pandemic. Mango alleged that the FDA operated with a "slow, plodding, bureaucratic" approach, delaying critical approvals. He described instances where the administration pushed the FDA to accelerate the review process, particularly for convalescent plasma and vaccines. According to Mango, the White House believed the FDA was a significant obstacle to effectively responding to the public health crisis. His statements are part of a broader conversation about political interference in scientific processes during the Trump administration's handling of the pandemic. Mango argues that the administration’s interventions, while forceful, ultimately saved lives by expediting access to potentially life-saving treatments and vaccines. He maintains that the FDA needed to be pushed to move at the speed of the virus. The report highlights the tension between the need for rigorous scientific review and the urgency to address a rapidly escalating public health crisis. find the original article here: https://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-official-says-forced-fda-151149074.html