McClellan: Biden Admin Should Make FDA An Independent Agency

Former FDA chief Mark McClellan says the Biden administration should consider making FDA an independent agency, separate from HHS, and he asserts the discussion should be a priority for Congress and the administration in 2021 due to concerns the Trump White House exerted political pressure over FDA’s COVID-19 decisions. McClellan and fellow former FDA chief David Kessler, who co-chairs President-elect Joe Biden’s COVID-19 Transition Advisory Board , along with five other former FDA heads have repeatedly called in recent years...