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Former FDA Head Kessler to Help Lead Covid Vaccine Effort (1)
Former FDA Head Kessler to Help Lead Covid Vaccine Effort (1)
By John Lauerman
Jan. 15, 2021, 1:42 PM
David Kessler, a former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice to help lead efforts to develop and distribute Covid-19 drugs and vaccines.
Kessler, who serves as a co-chair of the Covid-19 task force for Biden, will be chief science officer of the pandemic response program, according to an emailed statement from Biden’s transition team. He’ll replace Moncef Slaoui, a scientist and former executive at British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline Plc.
David Kessler
Photographer: Eric Risberg/AP
Biden is turning to Kessler, who headed the FDA in the 1990s, as Operation Warp Speed faces tough challenges. After vaccines ...
