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Ex-FDA Official Is Worried About the FDA’s New “Anti-Vaccine Tone”
Dr. Peter Marks, an ex-FDA vaccine official, is warning of a fundamental change at the agency—where vaccine skepticism now ...
Former top health official criticizes RFK Jr. for downplaying measles deaths
The former top vaccines official at the Food and Drug Administration criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for downplaying the deaths of unvaccinated children from ...
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Cell and Gene Therapy Sector Enters ‘Critical’ Period After Marks’ FDA Exit
As tariffs, HHS workforce cuts and the ouster of CBER Director Peter Marks threaten the “lifeblood” of the cell and gene ...
New FDA chief offers support for Kennedy on autism claims, says no more ‘mass cuts’ planned
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary suggested in a new interview that autism is caused by a range of environmental and dietary exposures, echoing some comments made by US ...
Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and ...
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New FDA Chief Martin Makary Says DOGE Cuts Haven’t Hit Science Staff
The new FDA chief reiterated his commitment to speeding up drug approval processes and run the agency by “gold standard ...
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Ousted FDA vaccine chief makes plea to families to vaccinate children
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) vaccine official who resigned last week amid pressure from the Trump administration, urged families to continue vaccinating their children.
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Former CBER head Peter Marks says he blocked RFK Jr. from vaccine safety database before leaving FDA: AP
Right off the bat, the high-profile departure of Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., former director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, was linked to his advocacy for vaccines ...
US FDA misses deadline for decision on Novavax's COVID-19 vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has missed its deadline for making a decision on traditional approval for Novavax's ...
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Ousted FDA vaccine director calls Kennedy’s start ‘very scary’
Peter Marks, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official pressured to resign over his disagreements with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., warned in an interview ...
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. Kennedy Jr. from accessing a sensitive vaccine safety database.