Trump White House Pressured FDA to Reauthorize Hydroxychloroquine: Congressional Report

Trump White House Pressured FDA to Reauthorize Hydroxychloroquine: Congressional Report
White House adviser Peter Navarro speaks to reporters outside the White House in Washington on July 3, 2020. Erin Scott/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
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White House officials during the Trump administration pressured U.S. regulators to reauthorize a COVID-19 treatment and not impose certain guidance regarding emergency authorization requirements for COVID-19 vaccines, according to emails published by a House of Representatives panel on Aug. 24.

Officials sent a blitz of messages in 2020 to Dr. Stephen Hahn, the director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at the time, regarding hydroxychloroquine, including requests to reimplement emergency use authorization for the drug.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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