Two P.R. Experts at F.D.A. Have Been Ousted After Blood Plasma Fiasco

[jayfish]

Source: NYT

Two senior public relations experts advising the Food and Drug Administration have been ousted from their positions after fumbled communications about a blood plasma treatment for Covid-19. President Trump and the head of the F.D.A. had erroneously boasted on the eve of the Republican National Convention that the treatment sharply lowered mortality from the disease.

On Friday, the F.D.A. commissioner, Dr. Stephen M. Hahn, removed Emily Miller, the agency’s chief spokeswoman. The White House had installed Ms. Miller, who had previously worked in communications for the re-election campaign of Senator Ted Cruz and as a journalist for One America News, the conservative cable network, in this post just 11 days ago.

Dr. Hahn notified senior leadership at the F.D.A. on Friday that Ms. Miller would no longer be the official spokeswoman for the agency, and that he would be appointing someone to replace her in an interim capacity. Ms. Miller could not be reached for comment.

Ms. Miller’s removal came one day after the F.D.A.’s parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, terminated the contract of a public relations consultant who had advised Dr. Hahn to correct misleading comments about the benefits of blood plasma for Covid-19.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/28/health/blood-plasma-fda.html

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Big news! The WH trying to put out their dumpster fire before election day?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Gosh, it seems as if it were only Tuesday when the news broke at DU of her appointment.

Oh, it WAS only Tuesday.

Tue Aug 25, 2020: Former OANN "journalist" is the FDA spokesperson as of two days ago

[Paladin]

2. Helluva resume that Emily Miller has.

Working for trump, Ted Cruz and One America News. Sad thing is, she probably has her pick of new jobs.....

[bullimiami]

3. Am I missing something? What business is it of the FDA to have PR people?

The only PR they should need is the truth.
It doesnt need to be rewrapped, polished or presented.

[PSPS]

6. Indeed. It's even worse than just that

The PR agency was fired for not sticking to the lies:

Ms. Miller’s removal came one day after the F.D.A.’s parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, terminated the contract of a public relations consultant who had advised Dr. Hahn to correct misleading comments about the benefits of blood plasma for Covid-19.

In other words, they got fired because they advised Hahn to try to walk back the lies.

[Delphinus]

10. Thank you

My thoughts exactly.

[GeorgeGist]

4. Experts?

NYT is insufferable at times.

[StarryNite]

5. They catapulted the propaganda.

Their mission is done.

[mahina]

7. Not to be a pest but I do believe it is spelled 'plosma'

[Roy Rolling]

8. It's *spelled* plasma

But you’re right, it’s pronounced plahsma.

[mahina]

9. Because it's bougie plasma

Marble columns on the IV poles.