President Trump on Saturday accused the “deep state” at the Food and Drug Administration of making it hard for drug companies to test coronavirus treatments -- and suggested the agency is trying to delay them until after Election Day. Must focus on speed, and saving lives!”FDA PAUSES EMERGENCY AUTHORIZATION FOR BLOOD PLASMA AS CORONAVIRUS TREATEMENT: REPORTHe also tagged FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn in the tweet. Trump later re-tweeted a Twitter Moments story from June that reported on the FDA’s decision to revoke emergency-use authorization for hydroxychloroquine -- a drug Trump has promoted as a "game changer" in the pandemic. The FDA was reportedly planning last week to allow emergency use of blood plasma. MANDATED CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION IN US UNLIKELY, FAUCI SAYSThe FDA often approves emergency-use authorizations during public health emergencies when there are no other adequate and available alternative treatments.

Source: Fox News August 22, 2020 14:15 UTC