Trump administration threatened to oust head of FDA if Pfizer vaccine is not cleared, report says

The US Food and Drug Administration and Pfizer are reportedly trying to move up the announcement of the company’s Covid-19 vaccine after White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows threatened the agency commissioner’s job.On Friday, Meadows delivered an ultimatum to the commissioner, Dr Stephen Hahn, telling him to either make the announcement green lighting the vaccine by the end of the day or submit his resignation, according to The Washington Post.Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump…

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