David Gortler
Dr. David Gortler is a former fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.
FDA Rushes to Grant EUAs to Two More COVID Drugs With No Long-Term Safety or…
David Gortler
With epidemiological findings in on vaccination and boosters verified from around the world, it only makes sense to consider other available treatment strategies.
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PJ Media / February 14, 2022
Former Senior FDA Official: Manufacturers, FDA Negligent In Not Investigating Covid-19 Vaccine Risks To Heart…
David Gortler
Manufacturers, FDA, and CDC must investigate serious cardiovascular incidents related to the Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines.
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The Federalist / February 10, 2022
How Biden-Harris Ignored Science, Politicized COVID-19 Boosters, and Misinformed the World
David Gortler
COVID case numbers from December suggest vaccines and boosters did little if anything to slow the spread of Omicron. Despite these findings, the president has continued to scold and belittle Americans who have chosen not to take a vaccine or booster in recent weeks.
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Newsweek / January 26, 2022
EPPC Scholars Submit Public Comment Opposing OSHA’s Unlawful Vaccine Mandate
Roger Severino
EPPC scholars Roger Severino, Rachel N. Morrison, Dr. David Gortler, and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty submitted a public comment opposing finalization of OSHA’s rule that would mandate COVID-19 vaccination in workplaces.
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Publications / January 20, 2022
COVID Boosters for Omicron Are Not ‘Highly Effective’ and Americans Are Not ‘Highly Protected’
David Gortler
The Covid-19 virus will be with us for decades, just as the flu has persisted despite the availability of vaccines.
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American Thinker / January 19, 2022
Vaccine Manufacturers, FDA Not Adequately Warning About Myocarditis Risks
David Gortler
The FDA’s VAERS database shows a long and impersonal number of cardiovascular-related events in young healthy people.
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American Thinker / January 19, 2022
Moral Progress Denied By FDA Leadership: New ‘OOC’ Technology Could Have Allowed The FDA To…
David Gortler
Despite decades of limited gains from animal testing of drugs meant for humans, FDA leadership continues to block and ignore state-of-the-art alternatives that would likely end outdated and cruel animal testing and speed up investigational drug development.
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Forbes / January 11, 2022
FDA Botches Updates to Prescription Authorization System, Leaving Vulnerable Americans Without Critical Medication
David Gortler
The Biden administration is not filled with “follow the science” technocrats, but anti-science, ideological busybodies starting at the top.
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The Daily Signal / January 10, 2022
The FDA Shouldn’t Cut Corners on Child Vax Safety
David Gortler
An advisory panel adopts a highly casual attitude toward approving a vaccine whose effects on children are unclear.
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National Review Online / October 29, 2021
On Boosters, It’s the White House vs FDA vs CDC vs Fauci vs ‘The Science’
David Gortler
Medicine and health never used to consider politics a relevant data point, but the FDA’s recent silence and back-bending shows this is no longer so. And the FDA is not alone.
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Newsweek / September 29, 2021
White House Mandates Pfizer Vaccines for Millions of Citizens … Before the FDA Clinical or…
David Gortler
Americans are entitled to make informed decisions, and the FDA should disclose its safety and efficacy reviews of Covid-19 vaccines for all to see.
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Forbes / September 15, 2021
How the FDA’s Lack of Transparency Undermines Public Trust
David Gortler
As the arbiters of drug safety and efficacy, we all entrust the FDA to conduct comprehensive reviews of data. In turn, the FDA ought to embrace the public’s legitimate concern and welcome scientific discussion regarding its decisions.
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Forbes / August 24, 2021