‘Senator, please stop undermining confidence in a vaccine,’ Pence says when confronted with the accusation that the administration is politicizing the COVID vaccine development effort.

Meanwhile, seven former US FDA commissioners issue joint plea for trust in the scientific integrity of the agency.

House Oversight Committee plans to grill more companies on pricing later this year, but rushed rollout of reports from a long-running investigation, combined with competing higher profile news events, seemed to dampen the blow of the latest drug pricing scrutiny. Democrats failed to offer any new, unified solutions for their grievances with industry, while Republicans largely rushed to pharma’s defense.