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The FDA names a new vaccine chief with an unsettling record, joining a controversial team
Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA's new vaccine chief, has been accused of spreading misinformation about Covid vaccines.
FDA names outspoken Covid vaccine critic as the new vaccine chief
Dr. Vinay Prasad was an outspoken critic of the FDA’s response to the pandemic, including the former vaccine chief, Dr. Peter ...
US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on May 22
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it will hold a meeting of experts on May 22 to discuss COVID-19 ...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a ...
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FDA set to meet this month on COVID vaccines
The advisory committee meeting is an important step in the process of readying boosters for the fall and winter season, but ...
FDA names a new vaccine chief. He is a vocal critic of the agency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tapped Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and ...
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FDA names Vinay Prasad as its new vaccine chief
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named Indian American hematologist-oncologist Dr. Vinay Prasad, an outspoken ...
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Vinay Prasad’s FDA Appointment ‘Anything But Status Quo’
The UCSF professor and frequent YouTube poster has criticized COVID-19 vaccine mandates as well as the accelerated approval ...
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Is the New HHS Vaccine Requirement Anti-Vaccine Activism Disguised as Policy?
Yes, according to leading vaccine physician Paul Offit, who denounced the new placebo-controlled trial requirements for ...
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Biotech Stocks Slide After FDA Selects Prasad to Lead CBER
The FDA's decision to appoint Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, to head its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) raised ...
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FDA names oncologist as top vaccine regulator
The FDA has appointed hematologist-oncologist Vinay Prasad, MD, to lead the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, according to a May 6 NBC News report.  As the head of CBER, Dr.