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Moncef Slaoui, chief advisor of Operation Warp Speed under the Trump administration, has submitted his resignation at the request of the Biden team, two sources tell CNBC's Meg Tirrell.
Slaoui will stay 30 days through the transition, though his role will be significantly diminished on Jan. 20, when President-elect Joe Biden will be inaugurated.
Operation Warp Speed chief adviser Dr Moncef Slaoui has submitted his resignation at the request of the Biden team, per two sources. He’ll stay 30 days, through the transition, though his role will be significantly diminished come Jan. 20.— Meg Tirrell (@megtirrell) January 13, 2021
The Trump administration on Tuesday issued new guidelines that expand coronavirus vaccine eligibility to everyone age 65 and older as well as to those with comorbid conditions, like diabetes.
Memo To Biden: Don't Fall For Trump's Last-Minute Drug-Pricing Ploy By James K. Glassman
KEY POINTS
Biden must address the cost of health care and needs a broad approach to total health care costs.
A study by Thomas Abbott and John Vernon found that "cutting prices by 40 to 50 percent in the United States will lead to between 30 and 60 percent fewer R and D projects being undertaken in the early stage of developing a new drug."
The real problem with medicines is the high out-of-pocket costs that the sickest Americans pay because of the way insurance policies are designed.
With the 2008 election over, President George W. Bush sent a firm warning to his appointees -- me among them -- not to burden the incoming administration with decisions that would be tough for the new White House to change. Our turn was over. For the nation's sake, the next president needed the chance to succeed.
President Trump Threatens to Fire FDA Chief Unless He Approves Pfizer COVID Vaccine Immediately
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Editor, Health Impact News
Multiple news outlets reported today that the White House has informed the FDA that if they do not approve the new experimental Pfizer COVID vaccine by the end of the day today, Friday, December 11, 2020, that Stephen Hahn, the head of the FDA, would be fired.
This follows a Twitter storm by the President earlier in the day where he Tweeted:
While my pushing the money drenched but heavily bureaucratic @US_FDA saved five years in the approval of NUMEROUS great new vaccines, it is still a big, old, slow turtle.