Vox Quotes Michael Carome on FDA’s Emergency Approval of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Treatment
By Umair Irfan
“’Make no mistake, the FDA’s decision to grant an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 convalescent plasma on the eve of the Republican National Convention represents the most blatant politicization of FDA decision-making in history,’ said Michael Carome, director of the Health Research Group at the watchdog group Public Citizen, in a statement. ‘Such action seriously damages the FDA’s credibility during the greatest public health crisis in 100 years.’”