Biden officials involved in the lengthy search for a permanent FDA commissioner have discussed bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel as a candidate, according to sources. Emanuel helped craft the Affordable Care Act as an adviser to the Obama administration.
The FDA is poised to issue the first full approvals for Covid-19 vaccines, and is also planning for the rollout of booster shots and playing a key role in developing therapeutics.
While Emanuel has little experience in drug policymaking and has never worked at FDA, he's won allies within the administration due to his background aiding the Obama administration, health policy "vision" and broader knowledge of the government, one person familiar with the discussions said. “We have strong acting leadership in place that is playing and important role in our COVID-19 response and beyond, and look forward to sharing a nominee with the requisite expertise and leadership for this job," a White House official said.
An oncologist by training, Emanuel is the latest in a string of potential candidates floated for FDA commissioner — a role that has remained vacant for months amid difficulties finding interested and qualified candidates. "They are just having a tough time landing on somebody who is not only good but who wants it, and that you won't have trouble getting confirmed," a person familiar with the discussions said. "The people who are really good are not particularly interested in it."
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