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The FDA doesn't actually approve drugs, it has an independent group of scientists/professors that approve them.
by smabie 6y ago
The FDA doesn't actually approve drugs, it has an independent group of scientists/professors that approve them.
- yread 6y agoIt's actually just an advisory committee and the FDA can act on the advice however they like. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-holds-advisory-committee-meeting-discuss-authorization-covid-19 https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavi...
- chopin 6y agoLike, the FAA? I think governmental institutions lost much trust the past few years. If big pharma execs band together to publicly state that they will not go onto a fast track on administration wishes, something is very wrong with institutions. And I wouldn't trust a pharma exec farther than I could throw my grand piano.