FDA officials argued that although the data was preliminary and needed continued analysis as more patients are treated, plasma still met the agency’s standard for emergency use authorization. Image Wayne L. Pines Credit...On Saturday morning, Mr. Trump tweeted that the “deep state” at the F.D.A. The announcement, made at the White House on Sunday, has instead spurred a week of recriminations, anger and mistrust between the F.D.A. The officials’ statements Sunday inflated nuanced and preliminary data into “a very historic breakthrough,” as Mr. Trump put it. That drew criticism from scientists and at least three former agency commissioners, who said the exaggerated statements undermined public trust in the F.D.A.

Source: New York Times August 28, 2020 16:09 UTC