Entity: Department of Health and Human Services

FOIA to CDC Seeking Orders to McKesson Regarding Vaccine Distribution

September 16, 2020
FOIA request to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention seeking any assessments, reports, or projections from McKesson health-care company regarding the potential or actual distribution of Covid-19 vaccines.

Investigations Update: DeJoy’s Calendars, Barr’s False Voting Fraud Story, and Delays in Prescription Deliveries

September 15, 2020
See the latest in our investigations into the postmaster general’s calendars, the administration’s alarmist claims about voter fraud, and the decision to put a Trump-signed letter in food aid boxes.

Watchdog Groups Request Information from HHS, DOD on Covid-19 Vaccine Contracts

September 15, 2020
Along with Accountable Pharma and Lower Drug Prices Now, we filed FOIA requests for the release of written agreements between federal agencies and Pfizer, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi Pasteur, and Novavax. 

FOIA to HHS Seeking Coronavirus Vaccine Development Contracts

September 15, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeking contracts with Novavax, Pfizer, Sanofi, and GlaxoSmithKline for coronavirus vaccine development.

FOIA to NIAID Seeking Email Communications Regarding Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Covid-19

September 15, 2020
FOIA request to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases seeking email communications regarding convalescent plasma therapy as a treatment for Covid-19.

No Records Response from FDA Regarding Politicization of Federal Covid-19 Response

September 15, 2020
The Food and Drug Administration stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for any employee questions, complaints, or concerns submitted to FDA ethics officials regarding politicization of the federal coronavirus response.

FOIA to HHS Seeking Email Communications Regarding Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Covid-19

September 15, 2020
FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeking email communications regarding convalescent plasma therapy as a treatment for Covid-19.

FOIA to FDA Seeking Email Communications Regarding Convalescent Plasma Treatment for Covid-19

September 15, 2020
FOIA request to the Food and Drug Administration seeking email communications regarding convalescent plasma therapy as a treatment for Covid-19.

News Roundup: What Trump Knew, and What We Know

September 10, 2020
We’ve known for months that President Donald Trump has been downplaying the severity of the coronavirus. In the spring, we knew that Covid-19 wasn’t just like the seasonal flu, despite Trump’s reassurances that it was. And we’ve known that the pandemic won’t just “disappear,” no matter how many times the president insists it will.