This is #regulatorycapture in action. Remdesivir, from all I can see, was a reasonable drug to try against #COVID19. There are lots of other reasonable drugs to try. Only the ones with deep pockets and good political relationships will get approved.
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Because bureaucrats *are* nice, sincere, and extremely well educated. They will always have plausible reasons, which they actually believe, why some source of delay or cost is necessary. And, typically, you will get your explanation and feel sheepish and not push.
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(Trump is a boor but not a fanatic; he is willing to “disrespect” experts by pushing them on timelines and asking “stupid” but often essential questions, but he’s *not* monomaniacally focused on a single desired outcome, no matter the social cost.)
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Sounds like Elon!
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I don’t know anything but his media reputation, not even people’s experiences working at Tesla or SpaceX, but it sure sounds like he got 10x cost savings on rockets through fanaticism
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