Alyssa Farah, the White House communications director, said, “The White House has always encouraged the F.D.A. to work around the clock to help advance therapeutics and ultimately a vaccine that will save American lives.” An F.D.A. “And I don’t think they are out of the woods yet.”It has been a bleak year for the F.D.A. scientists and policymakers have questioned whether Dr. Hahn could preserve their scientific integrity in the face of a president who openly calls them untrustworthy actors of the deep state. scientists, Dr. Hahn, an oncologist and former hospital administrator with no experience in Washington, has been a disappointing leader for much of his 10-month tenure.

Source: New York Times October 20, 2020 22:30 UTC