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With 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Federal Response Under Intensified Criticism

With 200,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Federal Response Under Intensified Criticism

KQED's Forum vor 6 Jahren

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This week, the United States marked a grim milestone: more than
200,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic. Against this
backdrop, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex
Azar moved to bar the national health agencies, including the Food
and Drug Administration, from signing off on any new rules without
his consent. Azar's sweeping declaration, called by some as a
"power grab," would affect regulation of the nation’s foods,
medicines, medical devices and other products, including vaccines.
That’s according to a September 15th memo, obtained by the New York
Times. We'll talk about the federal response to the pandemic and
how the nation is faring in its fight against COVID-19.