Advisory Board January 9, 2025
In an interview with STAT’s Matthew Herper, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf reflected on his time leading the agency and explained why he’s “concerned” about what could happen during the incoming Trump administration.
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Califf looks back on his time as FDA commissioner
In the interview, Califf said that his confirmation as FDA commissioner in February 2022, which was the second time he had been confirmed to the post, was “a pretty low time.”
“As the waves came through on Covid, the constant realization that people were dying who didn’t need to, if they just took the vaccine, was really wearing,” he said.
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