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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 ...
COVID vaccine boosters called into question by FDA chief: ‘Void of data’
Dr. Marty Makary, chief of the FDA, has expressed doubts about the agency approving the COVID-19 vaccine for winter, stating ...
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, ...
FDA scrutiny of Novavax COVID-19 vaccine sparks uncertainty about other shots
There’s new uncertainty about updated COVID-19 shots this fall after the Trump administration’s handling of a shot from ...
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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FDA puts up placebo testing requirement for new vaccines, potentially hitting COVID shot makers the hardest: reports
“Under Secretary Kennedy’s leadership, all new vaccines will undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials prior to ...
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Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration.