Trump’s Stalinist Approach to Science
Lately I’ve found myself thinking about Trofim Lysenko. Who? Lysenko was a Soviet agronomist who decided that modern genetics was all wrong, indeed contrary to...
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In ‘Power Grab,’ Health Secretary Azar Asserts Authority Over F.D.A.
In a stunning declaration of authority, Alex M. Azar II, the secretary of health and human services, this week barred the nation’s health agencies, including...
When Will You Be Able to Get a Coronavirus Vaccine?
Americans are desperate to know when a coronavirus vaccine will be available to finally curb the pandemic that has already taken nearly 200,000 lives in...
Should We Fast-Track a Vaccine for the Coronavirus?
The Food and Drug Administration is about to make the most momentous decision in its history: whether to authorize the early use of a vaccine...
Vaccine Makers Keep Safety Details Quiet, Alarming Scientists
The morning after the world learned that a closely watched clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine had been halted last week over safety concerns, the...
Trump Pressed for a Plasma Treatment. Officials Worry, Is a Vaccine Next?
WASHINGTON — It was the third week of August, the Republican National Convention was days away, and President Trump was impatient. White House officials were...
F.D.A. Regulators Publish Rare Self-Defense Amid Rising Vaccine Pressure
WASHINGTON — As President Trump continues to suggest a coronavirus vaccine could be ready before Election Day, top regulators at the Food and Drug Administration...
The Towering Lies of President Trump
President Trump’s taped admission to Bob Woodward that he deliberately misled Americans about the danger of the coronavirus makes him morally culpable in the ensuing...
Trump, the Coronavirus Vaccine’s Worst Hype Man
President Trump has become so shameless about subverting the public interest to his political self-interest that Big Pharma — not generally regarded as the most...
Pharma Companies Plan Joint Pledge on Vaccine Safety
ImageA volunteer received an injection in July as part of a study of a possible Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and...