‘No need to rush’: Senator warns of FDA’s shortcuts to full approval of COVID-19 vaccine

‘No need to rush’: Senator warns of FDA’s shortcuts to full approval of COVID-19 vaccine (Archived)

“I see no need to rush the FDA approval process for any of the three COVID-19 vaccines. Expediting the process appears to only serve the political purpose of imposing and enforcing vaccine mandates,” Mr. Johnson wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Washington Times.

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told “Fox News Sunday” that moving the Pfizer vaccine from “emergency” to “full approval” would make mandates more appealing.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who is on the Pfizer board of directors, also said the full approval will prompt more vaccine mandates.

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Gottlieb’s Pfizer Announces $1.95 Billion Deal with Feds for COVID-19 Vaccine

Just hours before the Pfizer vaccine news became public, Gottlieb appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box to explain that any vaccine will need to be administered on an annual basis.

Source.

Some more notes that I made, about Gottlieb and the coronavirus, in March 2020.

Trump Disability Regulation Change Is Anything but an Administrative Matter

The Trump administration’s proposed changes to two major disability programs are presented as merely an administrative update so that the programs can be run more efficiently. The reality is that these changes will strip coverage from people with legitimate disabilities, bringing harm to them and their families.
— Read on morningconsult.com/opinions/trump-disability-regulation-change-anything-administrative-matter/

Obituary for US citizen Dr. Hong Lingxin, who died a hero in Wuhan.

This is the face of coronavirus deaths around the world, because they are all ethnic Chinese. Obituary for US citizen Dr. Hong Lingxin, who died a hero in Wuhan. China Rising Radio Sinoland 200209 – CHINA RISING
— Read on chinarising.puntopress.com/2020/02/09/this-is-the-face-of-coronavirus-deaths-around-the-world-because-they-are-all-ethnic-chinese-obituary-for-us-citizen-dr-hong-lingxin-who-died-a-hero-in-wuhan-china-rising-radio-sinoland-200209/

CGTN published article.