President Trump demanded pharmaceutical companies publicly prove that their Covid products work, saying in a post on Truth Social that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is “being torn apart by this issue.”

“It is critical that pharmaceutical companies justify the success of their various Covid drugs. Many believe they are a miracle that saved millions of lives. Others disagree! With the CDC being destroyed by this question, I want the answer, and I want it NOW,” Trump said in a post on the Truth Social network.

The president called on companies to publicly share the results of their drugs against the disease that paralyzed the planet in 2020, an issue he said has caused differences within the CDC.

Pharmaceutical companies have long shared with government regulators and the public findings that show their COVID-19 products are overwhelmingly safe and effective.

In his post, Trump claimed to have received data showing the effectiveness of the vaccines and drugs, which have saved millions of lives, but accused the companies behind the products of not sharing that information publicly or with CDC officials.

The post marked Trump’s first public comments about the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the agency's former director, Dr. Susan Monarez, was abruptly fired less than a month after taking the job amid a dispute over vaccine policy, and named Jim O'Neill, a high-ranking official close to Kennedy Jr., as acting director.

At the time, Monarez reported that she was fired for opposing requests from the health secretary, a known anti-vaxxer who has questioned other scientific theories such as the climate crisis.

In addition,Recently, the government also approved a new batch of COVID-19 vaccines last week by the US regulator, which establishes that they will be limited to the “high-risk” population after medical consultation and has withdrawn the authorization for their emergency use.

It should be noted that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been very critical of the vaccines, even after the firing of the CDC director. He pledged to continue what he described as a mission to restore confidence in the agency, noting that “significant progress” has already been made.

However, public health experts, doctors, researchers, as well as current and former CDC employees, have said that Kennedy’s approach, as well as cuts in both spending and staff, have already affected the agency, warning that things will get worse if he is allowed to continue.