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muriel_volestrangler

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7. No, not "directives". There was initial advice to do something different, but the FDA OKed the trial anyway

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Reply #5)

Wed Feb 11, 2026, 08:52 AM

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See the last 2 paragraphs excerpted in the OP. Nowhere in the article does "directives" appear.

It's important not to give in to bad faith arguments by the Trump regime by misreading them and assuming they are being reasonable.

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