FDA, Trump and the vaccine caught in the middle

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 9:15 a.m.

The FDA is putting the brakes on Trump’s hopes of speeding a coronavirus vaccine through to Americans by Election Day. POLITICO’s Adam Cancryn joins host Dan Diamond to discuss how the FDA is trying to shape the vaccine process as political pressures rise. Stay up-to-date on the latest Covid-19 news by subscribing to the POLITICO Nightly and POLITICO Pulse newsletters. And subscribe to our latest newsletter POLITICO Future Pulse, looking at where health care and technology intersect. ·   - The White House held up the FDA's plan for weeks, Adam reported.  Dan Diamond is host of POLITICO Pulse Check and author of the POLITICO Pulse newsletter. Kara Tabor produced this episode. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio.