David Gortler

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Dr. David Gortler is a pharmacologist, pharmacist, and senior fellow in public health policy and regulation with the Center for Health and Welfare Policy at The Heritage Foundation. He is a former Yale University professor of pharmacology and biotechnology and FDA medical officer/senior medical analyst who was later appointed as senior adviser to the FDA commissioner.

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    Why Did President Trump Get an mRNA COVID-19 Shot? 

    David Gortler
    On Oct. 10, President Donald Trump’s physician, Dr. Sean P. Barbabella, announced that after conducting a battery of tests, he found that the president “remains in exceptional health” and that he had received “immunizations, including annual influenza and updated COVID 19 booster vaccinations.” It’s likely the president received one of the mRNA shots from Pfizer….
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  • FDA’s ‘Drug Safety Priorities’ Working Group Politicized Under Biden Administration
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  • Abortion Drug’s Adverse Event Reporting Should Be Cause for Concern at the FDA
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  • Celebrities Know Best? Only 3.6% of Americans Got Updated COVID-19 Shots as of Oct. 31 Deadline
    David Gortler

  • Omnibus Spending Bill Will Threaten America’s Public Health, on Purpose
    David Gortler

  • FDA Botches Updates to Prescription Authorization System, Leaving Vulnerable Americans Without Critical Medication
    David Gortler
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