Janet Woodcock is a longtime FDA regulator, but not every senator will look favorably on that record.A 37-year veteran of the FDA who spent the past year helping develop Covid-19 vaccines in record time, Janet Woodcock commands widespread respect within the agency and among both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. | Jose Luis Magana/AP PhotoJoe Biden’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration was supposed to be an easy one.But two months into his presidency, the search for a commissioner to run a health agency critical to the pandemic response has become a drawn-out and messy...…Janet Woodcock is a longtime FDA regulator, but not every senator will look favorably on that record.A 37-year veteran of the FDA who spent the past year helping develop Covid-19 vaccines in record time, Janet Woodcock commands widespread respect within the agency and among both Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill. | Jose Luis Magana/AP PhotoJoe Biden’s pick to head the Food and Drug Administration was supposed to be an easy one.But two months into his presidency, the search for a commissioner to run a health agency critical to the pandemic response has become a drawn-out and messy...WW…

White House pressures FDA as Trump fumes that U.S. won't finish first in the vaccine race.President Donald Trump listens as FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, left, speaks during a media briefing at the White House on Aug. 23, 2020. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoA president who preached “America First” is demanding to know why the United States could end up third, or worse, in the global vaccine race.President Donald Trump and his deputies are privately admonishing Food and Drug Administration officials for not moving faster to authorize promising coronavirus vaccines — a push partially motivated...…White House pressures FDA as Trump fumes that U.S. won't finish first in the vaccine race.President Donald Trump listens as FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn, left, speaks during a media briefing at the White House on Aug. 23, 2020. | Alex Brandon/AP PhotoA president who preached “America First” is demanding to know why the United States could end up third, or worse, in the global vaccine race.President Donald Trump and his deputies are privately admonishing Food and Drug Administration officials for not moving faster to authorize promising coronavirus vaccines — a push partially motivated...WW…

While Trump promises tens of millions of vaccine doses next month, many states say they aren’t ready to administer them.A nurse applies a band-aid after administering the flu vaccination shot to a woman in October in Lakewood, Calif. | Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump says tens of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines, which hold the promise of blunting a pandemic that has killed nearly a quarter-million Americans, will be delivered to every state as soon as December.But interviews with more than two dozen experts who work in pharmacies, rural clinics and public health, as...…While Trump promises tens of millions of vaccine doses next month, many states say they aren’t ready to administer them.A nurse applies a band-aid after administering the flu vaccination shot to a woman in October in Lakewood, Calif. | Mario Tama/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump says tens of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccines, which hold the promise of blunting a pandemic that has killed nearly a quarter-million Americans, will be delivered to every state as soon as December.But interviews with more than two dozen experts who work in pharmacies, rural clinics and public health, as...WW…

Test counts inflated, death tolls deflated, metrics shifted.Healthcare workers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 at the state's first drive-up testing center. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesFederal and state officials across the country have altered or hidden public health data crucial to tracking the coronavirus’ spread, hindering the ability to detect a surge of infections as President Donald Trump pushes the nation to reopen rapidly.In at least a dozen states, health departments have inflated testing numbers...…Test counts inflated, death tolls deflated, metrics shifted.Healthcare workers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 at the state's first drive-up testing center. | Michael Ciaglo/Getty ImagesFederal and state officials across the country have altered or hidden public health data crucial to tracking the coronavirus’ spread, hindering the ability to detect a surge of infections as President Donald Trump pushes the nation to reopen rapidly.In at least a dozen states, health departments have inflated testing numbers...WW…