have reported that White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows has summoned the head of the FDA to ask why the agency has not moved faster in approving a vaccine."steal" credit for the coronavirus vaccineSlaoui, Trump's vaccine czar, told the Post that he has only met with the FDA 10 times in the last 7 months. He also said he might resign from his role at Operation Warp Speed after Christmas.
"I think the FDA should be doing a thorough job to make sure the review of the vaccines are complete and in-depth and fully scientifically driven, and then have a good discussion and review with their advisory committee, and come to the appropriate decision," Moncef Slaoui, the chief science advisor at Operation Warp Speed, said in aTuesday morning. "I have no reason to believe they sped up or slowed down the process.
Slaoui told the Post he has had limited interaction with the FDA ahead of their COVID-19 vaccine review process. He added he only met with the FDA 10 times in the last 7 months, and has "appropriately" set up a firewall between the group and Operation Warp Speed during the review process.