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FDA chief issues mea culpa for his plasma treatment claims
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn issued a mea culpa late Monday, conceding that he had overstated the benefits of convalescent plasma as a treatment of coronavirus at a press conference last weekend with President Donald Trump.
Hahn had been the subject of intense criticism following his appearance Sunday alongside the president........
“I have been criticized for remarks I made Sunday night about the benefits of convalescent plasma. The criticism is entirely justified,” the commissioner said in a string of tweets. “What I should have said better is that the data show a relative risk reduction not an absolute risk reduction.”
While the therapy is considered safe, plasma has not yet been proven effective against the coronavirus.
But in announcing FDA’s granting of an emergency use authorization for the treatment on Sunday, the White House billed the decision as a “historic announcement.”....................