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Trump administration’s embattled FDA vaccine chief departing for the second time

Vinay Prasad to leave in April after decisions involving vaccine reviews and specialty drugs for rare diseases

The Guardian - US

Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos in which he criticized Covid vaccines

Channel was an attempt to ‘preserve’ what officials in current Trump administration said during the pandemic

The Guardian - US

Critic of Covid boosters set to enact tough agenda as top US vaccines official

Vinay Prasad, outspoken critic of pharmaceutical industry and of his peers in public health, to take over CBER

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RFK Jr. Is Giving Families 'False Hope' By Claiming He'll Figure Out Cause of Autism by September, Former FDA Vaccine Head Warns

Dr. Peter Marks criticized RFK Jr. for giving what he called "false hope" to families by claiming that the cause of autism will be identified by September.

Medical Daily

US, Europe diverge on infectious disease messaging - Roll Call

The United States has de-emphasized infectious disease programming in favor of prioritizing chronic disease.

Roll Call

RFK Jr's appointment boosts Europe's anti-vax movements, researchers claim

Most of the top-performing posts analysed were found to contain misinformation, according to social media researchers.

Euronews

No sign of Texas measles outbreak slowing, contrary to RFK Jr.’s claims - Roll Call

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the measles outbreak in Texas is starting to subside. But state data indicates there’s no decline yet.

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RFK Jr. Is Giving Families 'False Hope' By Claiming He'll Figure Out Cause of Autism by September, Former FDA Vaccine Head Warns

Dr. Peter Marks criticized RFK Jr. for giving what he called "false hope" to families by claiming that the cause of autism will be identified by September.

Latin Times

RFK Jr giving families ‘false hope’ on autism, says outgoing US vaccine official

Dr Peter Marks, forced to resign by Trump administration, sees no ‘possible way’ to determine cause by September

The Guardian - US

Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.

A former top vaccine official says he was forced out of government after trying to block Robert F

The Independent UK

RFK Jr visits Texas as measles outbreak claims life of second child and outbreak continues to spread

The child is the second confirmed measles death in the the latest outbreak – and the second in the past decade

The Independent UK

Analysts at Trump ally Howard Lutnick’s former firm call RFK Jr. ‘an anti-vax, conspiracy theorist with inadequate training’

RFK Jr. was reportedly behind the ouster of FDA’s top vaccine official and said last week that around 10,000 employees will be laid off at the Department of Health and Human Services.

Fortune

HHS layoffs cut deep swath through health infrastructure - Roll Call

The changes lay the groundwork for Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s plan to streamline operations and shift to focusing on chronic disease.

Roll Call

More than 1,900 scientists write letter in ‘SOS’ over Trump’s attacks on science

Members of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine warned Americans of ‘real danger in this moment’

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Moderna and Novavax shares plunge after key FDA official steps down, citing discord with RFK Jr. who he says 'wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies'

Massive cuts to personnel and funding within the Department of Health and Human Services presents a headache for vaccine approval and development, analysts say.

The Guardian - US

Biotech group warns exit of top FDA vaccine official will ‘erode scientific standards’

Rare admonition from a sector that has largely been silent in the face of the second Trump administration

Salon

Vaccine official resigns over RFK "lies"

Marks, who oversaw the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, clashed with vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Latin Times

Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Slams RFK Jr. For 'Misinformation and Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks announced his resignation from the FDA, citing frustration over the growing influence of vaccine misinformation under HHS Secretary RFK Jr.

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Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting misinformation, lies

The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing “misinformation and lies” to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations

The Independent UK

Top FDA vaccine expert blasts RFK Jr. as he’s forced out

The news came days after a vaccine skeptic was tapped to lead a federal study on the links between autism and vaccines

The Guardian - UK

Top US vaccine official resigns over RFK Jr’s ‘misinformation and lies’

Dr Peter Marks was seen as a guardrail against any future politicisation of the FDA’s approval of life-saving vaccines

The Guardian - US

Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research

Public health experts are sounding the alarm over recent move by the NIH to collect information about funding for research into mRNA technology

Reason

Disrupting IVF? Baby Born From Egg Matured Outside of Mother's Body.

The process "reduces the duration of treatment cycles to just three days" and "replaces 80% of hormone injections required with traditional IVF," Gameto says.

LiveScience

At-home flu vaccine approved by FDA — what to know

People could previously get the nasal spray flu vaccine, called FluMist, from a health care provider, but now they can administer it themselves.

Medical Daily

First Self-Administered Flu Vaccine For Home Use Gets FDA Approval

FluMist nasal spray manufactured by AstraZeneca is now approved for home use against influenza infection caused by subtypes A and B from ages 2 through 49.

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