Hahn Urges Fixed Terms For US FDA Leaders

Former commissioner Stephen Hahn and former CDC Director Robert Redfield said leaders of their agencies and NIH  should be selected outside the election schedule. White House task force reviewing political interference with agency science.

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Stephen Hahn said in the interview that decisions on hydroxychloroquine were correct at the time they were made. • Source: Shutterstock

The idea of a fixed term of service for leaders of the US Food and Drug Administration and other key health agencies got an endorsement from Trump administration alumni reviewing their experiences under the former president who often weighed in with advice and sharp criticism of their process and decisions.

Former commissioner Stephen Hahn said that one of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic should be “having a set term...

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