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Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its ...
US FDA names oncologist Vinay Prasad as top vaccine official
The US Food and Drug Administration has named Vinay Prasad, an oncologist who has previously criticized COVID-19 restrictions ...
COVID Boosters Might Not Be Updated For Next Season, FDA Commissioner Says
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, May 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The head of the U.S. Food and Drug ...
FDA picks critic of COVID boosters to be new top vaccines official
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday it has picked a new head of its center charged with vaccine approvals and other biologics products: Dr. Vinay Prasad, a vocal critic of the agency's ...
FDA Names Vinay Prasad as New Head of Vaccines, Biologics
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary named Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist and critic of the Covid-19 vaccine for children, ...
How RFK Jr. Is Already Undermining Vaccines Under Trump
From sowing doubt about childhood vaccines to appointing fringe researchers to lead bogus studies, Kennedy is advancing the ...
Less than half of Americans trust FDA, CDC to do their job
Less than half of Americans believe federal health agencies such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers ...
Moderna, Pharma Stocks Fall as FDA Names Industry Critic as Top Vaccine Regulator
Dr. Vinay Prasad succeeds Dr. Peter Marks, who left the role of leader of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and ...
Vinay Prasad to head FDA division regulating vaccines
The U.S. FDA has appointed Vinay Prasad to be the next director of its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research division ...
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A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
A blanket requirement for placebo-controlled trials threatens research ethics and vaccine access, it’s being argued.
Exclusive: Kennedy aide and vaccine critic questions recent expert recommendations
An aide to U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is seeking more information about three vaccines recommended by a ...
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Poll finds Americans are losing trust in FDA, CDC
According to the poll from KFF, nearly 66 percent of Americans said they have at least a fair amount of trust in the CDC or the FDA to offer reliable information about vaccines.