FDA resignations over White House booster shot guidance a 'mess for the administration'
The FDA reportedly has not reviewed COVID-19 vaccine booster shot data...
Reports that Food and Drug Administration officials plan to step down over the White House’s COVID-19 booster shot guidance have created a "mess" for the Biden administration, according to Dr. Mark Siegel.
In a statement on Tuesday, the FDA said that Marion Gruber, director of the agency’s Office of Vaccines Research and Review, and her deputy director, Phil Krause, will leave in October and November, respectively.
Siegel told "America’s Newsroom" that the seeming clash between the FDA and the White House has created "a mess for the administration."
"There’s a lot of confusion, there’s a lot of finger-pointing … this is a mess for the administration right now," Siegel said.
Siegel acknowledged that studies out of Israel indicate a significant reduction in the spread of the virus, but that the "confusion" between the White House and health officials has complicated matters.
"It’s a combination of things where the messaging is coming out of the White House and not of the FDA, and also out of the NIH with Tony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins has said, ‘Hey, we might have the vaccines for the 5 to 11-year-olds in a couple of months’ … well, FDA hasn’t reviewed the data yet," Siegel explained. "And with the boosters, the president himself said, ‘We’re going to get boosters in a month,’ and the FDA says, ‘Wait, we haven’t reviewed the data yet."
Siegel claimed that acting Commissioner Janet Woodcock is also under fire, especially with her position not yet fully confirmed.
Earlier this month, President Biden said the plan was for every adult to get a booster shot eight months after getting the second shot.
The White House’s decision comes amid the surge of the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19, which studies have shown to double the risk of hospitalization for unvaccinated individuals.
However, the FDA did not provide guidance to Biden on the issue of booster shots, with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) reportedly spearheading decisions.
Is this another sample of either Biden lying, confused state, or just an example he does not care what his advisers have to say?
Again, this does not give me confidence in Biden's decision-making skills.
I prefer to hear from the FDA on anything in regards to the safety of the vaccines we are taking. Will boosters are needed, and safe? And is the vaccine even safe for children?
I hope many will consider the FDA's advice over Biden's advice. He has proven himself to not be truthful at every turn... https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/fd … dance-mess
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefr … e-vaccines
NIH: Tony Fauci: "Hey, we might have vaccines for 5 to 11-year-olds in a couple months!
NIH: Dr. Francis Collins: "Hey, we might have vaccines for 5 to 11-year-olds in a couple months!"
The FDA: "We have not approved vaccines for that age group yet!
President Biden, the CDC and the ACIP: "We are going to have booster shots for adults!"
The FDA: We have not approved booster shots either!
FDA: Marion Gruber: Director of Office of Vaccines Research and Review: "I'm leaving in October!"
FDA: Phil Krause: deputy for Marion Gruber: "I'm leaving in November!"
Janet Woodcock: FDA Acting commissioner: "Don't look at me, I haven't even been confirmed yet."
- something like that?
Biden: "They just tell me these things to say ... what ever they want, ya know, Man?
Geeze, what do you want from me? Jill !! They are bugging me again ... what time is lunch?"
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