Rep. Comer Grills FDA Official on Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine Approval

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official who pushed for expedited approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine was pressed to explain why on Feb. 15 on Capitol Hill. Dr. Peter Marks, director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA, was there to testify before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic about the nation’s vaccine injury reporting and compensation systems. But House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) had another line of questioning in mind. “I want to talk about the vaccine approval process and some safety signals that were downplayed,” Mr. Comer said....