[Gen.Blather]

The actual problem is that people who approve drugs for the FDA then go on to be employees of the companies whose drugs they approved. That has to stop.

I worked for a consortium who had a better product than the military was already buying from ITT. But the career path for that agency was, become a colonel at the agency, approve purchases from ITT, then go on to retire and work for ITT. Our better product was ignored.

This is how government works.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

It seems that the FDA will fail America, just when it is most needed.

Americans probably need protection from mRNA more than they ever did, cocaine in their cola.

[ladyjane]

The actual problem is that people who approve drugs for the FDA then go on to be employees of the companies whose drugs they approved.

Yes. That is exactly how the government works - the military, drug companies, energy, on and on.