The FDA has a process in place as per the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013. If you find that legislation inadequate in some way, I think following due process to change it is the way to go. If how we handle pandemics should be more agile, let’s get legislation behind that.

I don’t think jerking our knees over an ethics safeguard that led to a pause in administration of a vaccine that soon won’t be widely available anyway is a great habit to get into.

The change in life is supposedly temporary restriction of freedoms for emergency reasons. Maybe it is wrong but governments have that power and people accept it.

Imposing political pressure on experts and forcing them to approve against their judgment would be a horrible corruption of these regulator institutions.

Maybe the expert regulator think that the bar should be lowered. But then they should come forward. This should not be ordered by politicians or their handlers.

I don’t understand your comment. I’m not advocating for more cautious rules. I’m advocating for due process. The rules should be what we feel is necessary.