Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Aug 2020
As COVID-19 pressures mount, political newcomer Stephen Hahn struggles to protect an FDA under siege
24 August 2020 - Stephen Hahn, a political novice who moved here in December to take over the FDA, has found himself steering his agency through the most tumultuous time in its history.
But with almost no institutional knowledge behind him, FDA experts worry he’s flying blind, leaving the agency flailing despite its vital role in the effort to control the spread of COVID-19.
Hahn, a career cancer doctor, is suddenly at the center of a fight for his agency’s integrity — and for his own.
