FDA is less competent than Tennessee health officials

The meningitis outbreak caused by tainted epidural steroid injections could have been avoided. But since the FDA didn’t utilize its authority for this purpose suitably, over 500 persons were contaminated with this illness and 39 persons died.
Tennessee officials showed unbelievable competence under these circumstances. They were praised by legislators for their decisive actions.
It was reported that a lot of persons who had been given steroid injections produced by the NECC suffered from complications. When Tennessee health officials found out about this situation, they enforced all health facilities to stop utilizing drugs produced by the compounding pharmacy from Massachusetts. Moreover, they informed immediately about contamination health officials of other states. Actions of Tennessee health officials were rapid and decisive. They acted rapidly and did everything in order to prevent further contamination and improve the situation.
If Tennessee health officials hadn’t been so decisive and competent, more individuals would have been contaminated with fungal meningitis and more deaths would have been.
As for the FDA, it appeared to be incompetent. It didn’t utilize its authority definitely in order to improve the situation. Then it attempted to justify its incompetence, claiming that its power was not cleared and established enough to interfere in such large-scale compounding centers, as the NECC. However, the FDA’s excuse was not accepted.
Tennessee health officials merit getting a gold medal for their efforts.
However certain persons believe that they could avoid contamination, warnings about risks continue to exist. A lot of individuals are still at the hospital. Others are contracted by health officials. If any side symptoms occur at injection sites of those that have used the contaminated steroids, they should contact doctors at once.