Great article but this is really embarrassing. It undercuts confidence and drastically weakens our ability to get past the pandemic.This regulatory failure likely resulted in the loss of thousands & thousands of real human lives. Was Stenzel looking after his buddies? Enjoying power of control? Claiming conservatism doesn’t work if that was in fact the riskiest bet. Well researched.

“An FDA scientist who vetted COVID-19 test applications told ProPublica he became so frustrated by delays that he quit the agency earlier this year. “They’re neither denying the bad ones or approving the good ones,” he said, asking to remain anonymous because his current work requires dealing with the agency.”