White House chief of staff Mark Meadows reportedly put pressure on Food and Drug Administration head Stephen Hahn to expedite the approval of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine — or risk losing his job. Axios corroborated the Post’s account, saying Meadows suggested to Hahn in a Friday phone call that the FDA commissioner’s job may be at stake over the vaccine. Get the dam vaccines out NOW, Dr. Hahn @SteveFDA. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 11, 2020According to the Post, Trump’s goading has propelled the FDA to speed up its approval process for the coronavirus vaccine. Experts warned that Trump’s efforts to compel the FDA to accelerate the vaccine approval process could only increase public mistrust in the vaccine.

Source: Huffington Post December 11, 2020 20:15 UTC