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Your phrasing implies some nefarious intent behind the FDA. What about the FDA do you not like?
by darknavi 3y ago
Your phrasing implies some nefarious intent behind the FDA. What about the FDA do you not like?
- mhb 3y agoNot nefarious. Its incentives cause it to overvalue safety relative to avoidable mortality and morbidity. You could do worse than starting here: https://www.propublica.org/article/heres-why-rapid-covid-tests-are-so-expensive-and-hard-to-find https://www.propublica.org/article/heres-why-rapid-covid-tes...
- not_the_fda 3y agoNot the OP, but the FDA evaluates safety and efficacy. They tend to put more focus on the safety vs the efficacy, so its risk reward may be overly conservative if you are dying. Its also an organization that is susceptible to political influence and bribery. For example look into the approval of Oxycontin and the lack of approval of European sunscreens.