Time For Independent US FDA? COVID Political Pressure Reignites Debate
Executive Summary
The political spotlight on the FDA during the coronavirus pandemic has renewed a long-standing debate as to whether it should be made an independent, Cabinet-level federal agency and freed from direct HHS oversight.
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