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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.
RFK Jr. Influence Evident As Vaccine Chief Overrules Scientists, Limits COVID-19 Vaccine Approval
FDA vaccine head Vinay Prasad restricted Moderna and Novavax COVID vaccines to high-risk groups, overriding staff advice amid ...
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FDA official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against advice of agency staff
The government’s top vaccine official, working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., restricted the approval of two ...
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
The US Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official overrode agency experts in May to recommend against the broad use ...
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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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Vinay Prasad named Chief Medical and Science Officer at USFDA: Report
Bengaluru: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has been appointed as the agency ...
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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 ...