US EditionFDA taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry to lead vaccines division
- Dr. Vinay Prasad was named on Tuesday by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary to lead the agency's vaccines and biotech drugs program, replacing longtime chief Dr. Peter Marks who resigned in March.
- Prasad gained wider attention during the COVID-19 pandemic after criticizing mask mandates, lockdowns, and expedited vaccine boosters from Pfizer and Moderna, raising questions about his regulatory approach.
- Prasad, a cancer and blood disorders expert at UCSF, has challenged FDA fast-track approvals, showing many cancer drugs lack evidence of improving or extending lives, and has called the FDA ineffective in social media and podcast appearances.
- Prasad criticized his predecessor Marks as merely approving decisions unquestioningly and expressed on Vivek Ramaswamy's podcast last year that Americans might fare better if the FDA were fundamentally restructured or even absent in its present state.
- Prasad’s appointment has sparked concern that vaccine and drug manufacturers could face increased regulatory scrutiny, potentially disrupting the predictability vital to drug development plans that extend over years or decades.
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Why Trump's Latest FDA Appointee May Imperil Agency's Vital Work
By appointing Dr. Vinay Prasad to run the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the Trump regime has installed another prominent opponent of Covid-era public health policies to a key position at the Food and Drug Administration.CBER is responsible for ensuring the safety and efficacy of vaccines, biologic drugs, gene therapies and the blood supply. When FDA Commissioner Martin Makary announced Prasad’s appointment yesterday, he noted the…
Vinay Prasad, noted as critical of the management of Covid, will now serve as head of vaccines and biotechnology at the FDA
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