National Groups Call on U.S. Federal Health Agency Leaders to Stand Strong for Science Over ...
(WorldNews Health)

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) and 78 other national organizations representing patients, healthcare providers, and multi-stakeholder coalitions signed a letter directed to the leaders of federal health care agencies urging them to rise above the political considerations and focus on providing the American public with information about the well-established guidelines in place to ensure safe and effective COVID-19 prevention, detection, and treatment. Information and decisions that are perceived as anything less than science-based weaken the public`s confidence in research and innovation, and hinder adherence to mitigation efforts. In...