Vinay Prasad, a top vaccine regulator Dishonor According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is set to return to its post at the end of last month.
“On FDA’s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is re -starting the leadership of Center for Biological Evolution and Research,” an HHS spokesman said in a statement. “Neither the White House nor the HHS will allow fake news media to deviate from the important work of the FDA under the Trump administration.”
Prasad’s resignation of July 30 as Chief Science Officer of FDA Criticism With right-wing data-including a worker Laura Lumor And former Sen. Rick Centaram ,
Lumor, a prominent colleague of President Trump, with a noticeable effect, has been attacked by the FDA official in recent weeks – he is called “Sabotur” and “Trojan Horse” for the “Make America Healthy Again” initiative of HHS.
Prasad was nominated as the Head of FDA’s Center for Biological Evolution and Research in early May in early May as a replacement of Peter Marx, which Resigned from the situation HHS Secretary Robert F. in March. After a confrontation with Kennedy Junior.
Doctor, one of many health officers Tapped by Trump Those who criticized the Kovid -19 vaccines were in a role for less than three months when the FDA announced that he would step down.
A HHS spokesperson said at the time, “Dr. Prasad Trump did not want to be a distraught for the FDA’s great work in administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family.” “We thank him for his service and many important reforms that he was able to achieve in his time in FDA.”
The division of that time was also involved in the dispute between administration and Sarpta Therapeutics. The FDA had stopped shipments and clinical trials of their elevidis treatment for those with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy after reports from two patients, who died after receiving the drug.
Prior to his role in administration, Prasad argued against treatment approval after a review of Marx overroad agency.
He recently made headlines to ban the approval of two Kovid-19 vaccine Disregarding recommendations from government scientists. Two memo released by FDA last month showed how doctors Personally intervened After its coronvirus shots, drug manufacturers were approved for anyone or older to hold boundaries on Novax and Modern.
Nathanial Waxel contributed reporting.
