POLITICO WANTS IT TO BE ABOUT TRUMP, BUT IT’S REALLY ABOUT THE FDA SLOW-FOOTING THINGS: Trump to FDA: Why is Europe beating us on vaccine?
Multiple Trump appointees and even some career civil servants have argued that every day of delay could make a difference for the most vulnerable populations in a life-threatening pandemic. . . .
“It’s crazy to imagine the European Union or U.K. may approve a vaccine developed in the United States before us though, right?” said a senior official involved in the process.
Right.