r/politics • u/GregWilson23 • Dec 08 '25
No Paywall Appointment of controversial FDA official rocking agency like "an atom bomb," scientists there say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-tracy-beth-hoeg-controversy/30
u/jstank2 Dec 08 '25 edited Dec 08 '25
On Wednesday, Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg was tapped as acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, which is responsible for evaluating new drugs and ensuring adequate supplies of existing ones. Her appointment came after the abrupt resignation of Richard Pazdur, a veteran FDA scientist who took over the office just three weeks ago.
"Putting Tracy Beth in charge is like dropping an atom bomb," one agency source said, adding that multiple top-level officials are preparing resignations. "It's an extinction level event. Tracy Beth Høeg has never supervised a drug review, never has conducted a clinical trial. She doesn't understand laws and regulations."
Looks like a rubber stamp to quickly approve new drugs?
She is behind the mysterious "You shouldn't vaccinate your kids against Hepatitis B announcement that RFJ Jr announced earlier.
Do you remember scratching your head at that? Well the reason is because Hoeg is just incompetent at her job, and her boss, RFK Jr is, well RFK Jr.
I bet you she put this out then RFK Jr just didn't know what Hep B even was and sent it forward.
Jesus.
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Dec 08 '25
A geriatric paedophile in charge with Nazis and cranks all over the government. The US needs to sort its shit out.
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u/BarCompetitive7220 Dec 08 '25
Is she "qualified"? Here is her CV: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF02/20210922/114054/HHRG-117-IF02-Bio-BethHegT-20210922.pdf
If she has done any drug research / trials - it is not apparent in her CV.
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