The NIH director and the surgeon general are set to testify this morning amid growing concern about the president's public pressure on health officials to speed a vaccine.will focus on how vaccines are "Saving Lives, Ensuring Confidence, and Protecting Public Health" — all aspects that could be at risk if a vaccine is inappropriately rushed to the public.
“The purpose of this hearing is to explore the remarkable progression science is making toward a COVID-19 vaccine, to remind parents to have their children get their childhood vaccinations, and encourage as many Americans as possible to get the flu vaccine this fall," Alexander plans to say.pressed the Trump administration on politicization at its health agencies, will renew her scrutiny today, according to remarks shared with PULSE.
“FDA scientists’ efforts to ensure the safety and efficacy of vaccines must not be undermined by political meddling," Murray plans to say. "CDC’s role in distributing a vaccine, and prioritizing who receives the first doses, must not be supplanted by politicians, campaign strategists, or corporate lobbyists."Both men have a vantage point on recent controversies involving science, politics and Covid-19.of plasma as a treatment for Covid-19.