Califf Closes In On Reprising His FDA Role After Senate Committee Hearing

After a mostly friendly round of questioning from members of the US Senate committee on health, the confirmation of President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the US FDA seems more likely.

Califf and covid (Nielsen Hobbs; the Pink Sheet | Getty and Shutterstock images)

Robert Califf took another step toward getting back in the ring as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration after fielding questions from members of the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) committee on Tuesday, 14 December.

President Joe Biden has tapped Califf to take the reins of the agency from acting commissioner Janet Woodcock. Califf spent a 10-month stint running the FDA during the last year...

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