House committee wants former FDA commissioner to come clean on Covid-related political interference
The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis on Monday questioned former FDA commissioner Stephen Hahn on whether he acquiesced to political pressure in authorizing the use of hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma early in the pandemic, despite limited evidence of their effectiveness.
Hahn publicly disavowed any political interference in any of his agency’s EUA decisions, but behind the scenes, the pressure clearly caught up with him.
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