A British newspaper has exposed the Trump administration’s pressure for the US Food and Drug Administration to approve the Pfizer vaccine early.
The British Guardian newspaper reported that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows had threatened US Food and Drug Administration chief Steven Hahn by telephone that if he did not approve the Pfizer vaccine, he would have to say goodbye to your side.
The Guardian noted that the phone call came after US President Donald Trump tweeted: “Trump described the FDA as a big, old and slow turtle and asked the head of the agency to immediately approve the vaccine.” .
“Distribute the damn vaccine now,” Trump tweeted to Steven Hahn, and this warning and threat from Trump to force the US Food and Drug Administration to change its schedule for emergency approval of the Pfizer vaccine.
The White House has declined to comment. Meanwhile, reports indicate that the US Food and Drug Administration has authorized the use of Pfizer-produced corona vaccine for highly vulnerable individuals. The agency approved Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use. This means that millions of highly vulnerable people will soon be vaccinated with Pfizer.
According to the Guardian, Pfizer has agreed with the US government to provide 100 million doses of the vaccine over the next three months, making the vaccine free to the public. The Pfizer vaccine, which has also been approved in the UK and Canada, will soon be available in the United States, according to the report.
It should be noted that the Pfizer vaccine was approved by US President Donald Trump and distributed in the country, while health officials warned that the necessary studies on this vaccine have not been completed yet.
Thousands of doctors, nurses and medical staff in the United States have reportedly refused to take the Pfizer vaccine for fear of side effects. Since the start of the vaccination process, there have been several deaths, several cases of severe allergies and re-infection of the corona.
