Today, Trump said the FDA was part of the “deep state” and was stalling “therapeutics” to sabotage his campaign. He even tagged the FDA commissioner in his tweet.— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) August 23, 2020
Tomorrow, the FDA commissioner will join Trump at a press conference to announce a “therapeutic breakthrough.” https://t.co/RCf8EfaVpE
Today? Eh, not so much:
Trump to announce emergency approval of convalescent plasma as covid-19 treatment https://t.co/WoI99aBaW2— Seung Min Kim (@seungminkim) August 23, 2020
Many scientists and physicians believe that convalescent plasma might provide some benefit but is far from a breakthrough. It is rich in antibodies that could be helpful in fighting the coronavirus, but the evidence so far has not been conclusive about whether it works, when to administer it and what dose is needed. On CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb said the blood product — derived from patients who have survived covid-19 — is “probably beneficial” for covid-19 patients. The issuance of an emergency authorization would make it easier to get in some settings. But he also said it already is widely available, so the change would be “incremental.”
That "October Surprise" just refuses to be surprising, ya know?
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