FDA should maintain ‘social distance’ from the White House

One of the most important public health tools to emerge this year is the concept of social distance. Its benefits aren’t limited to outdoor dining or supermarket checkout lines; they extend to interactions between science-based public health agencies and politicians.

FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn’s failure to maintain social distance from President Donald Trump is imperiling the ability of the U.S. — and other countries that are looking to the U.S. for leadership — to respond to COVID-19. ...