Schumer: FDA Faces Pressure to Approve Vaccine by Election Day

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says “too much of the evidence points to the Trump administration pressuring the FDA to approve a vaccine by Election Day.”

• “All Americans want a safe and effective vaccine as soon as possible, but if these important life and death decisions appear political, it will only undermine Americans’ confidence in a vaccine and prolong the pandemic,” Schumer says in statement
• NOTE: FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn has said he was aware of outside pressure from Trump and others, but emphasized the need for data to drive the agency’s decision-making.
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