Former FDA Official: Courts Right to Find COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Unconstitutional

Former FDA official Rik Mehta is seen in a file photograph. Courtesy of Rik Mehta

A former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official says COVID-19 vaccine mandates make little sense and that courts ruled correctly in recently blocking several mandates.

Rik Mehta spent time as a deputy division director and a consumer safety officer in the FDA during the Obama administration. He’s also worked for Pfizer, one of the three companies whose COVID-19 vaccines are authorized for use in the United States, and was a Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in New Jersey in the 2020 election.