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RFK Jr.'s FDA officials overrode career staff to limit COVID shots
The FDA's Dr. Vinay Prasad said that he disagreed with the agency's career vaccine reviewers about COVID shot approvals.
FDA's Prasad overruled agency scientists in restricting use of COVID shots - report
FDA vaccines chief Vinay Prasad limited broader use of COVID vaccines, citing reduced risk and data concerns. Read more here.
Top FDA vaccine official rejected broad use of Covid-19 shots, documents show
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the ...
FDA vaccine official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against the advice of agency staff
The new memos from the Food and Drug Administration show how the agency’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, personally ...
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Appointment of FDA critic Vinay Prasad to senior role in agency prompts departures
Vinay Prasad—the controversial head of vaccine regulation at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—has been named FDA chief medical and scientific officer.1 Traditionally separate roles, his new ...
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Vinay Prasad named chief medical and science officer at FDA
Vinay Prasad is taking on several big roles at the FDA, solidifying his position as a top adviser to Commissioner Marty ...
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FDA Taps Vaxxer Skeptic Vinay Prasad To Oversee Vaccine, Gene Therapy Regulations
The appointment, announced May 6 by FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, places Prasad at the helm of one of the agency’s most high-profile and politically sensitive departments.
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FDA evaluation and research must move forward, not backward
When Vinay Prasad was tapped to lead the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the health care world braced for its effect. Known for his critical analyses ...