The US Food and Drug Administration has approved updated COVID-19 vaccines for all people aged 65 and older and for people under 65 with higher health risks, the U.S. health secretary said on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The three approved…
Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the US Food and Drug Administration a little more than a week after he left the agency. “At the FDA’s request, Dr Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” US Health and Human…
How to get a job at the FDA? The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is one of the most influential public health agencies in the world. From regulating the food we eat and the medicines we take, to overseeing cutting-edge medical devices and vaccines, the FDA plays a vital role in shaping the nation’s…
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, stepped down in less than three months after his appointment, following intense scrutiny over his regulatory decisions and political attacks from conservative activists. His stringent oversight of biopharmaceutical company Sarepta Therapeutics’ gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a severe genetic disorder, sparked…
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) top vaccine official, Vinay Prasad, has left the agency after just three months as Director of the Centre for Biologics Evaluation and Research, a government spokesperson said. Prasad, an oncologist who was a fierce critic of the US COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates, was appointed in May by…
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved PTC Therapeutics’ oral drug to treat a rare inherited metabolic disorder that prevents the body from properly breaking down certain amino acids, the company said on Monday. The approval allows PTC to expand its revenue base as its top-selling Duchenne muscular dystrophy therapies, Translarna and Emflaza, face…
In a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. introduced himself as the nation’s health secretary with a meandering speech touching on everything from birds of prey to pollution in Lake Erie to the C.I.A. Mr. Kennedy told the agency staff members, in the throes…
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced wide-ranging cutbacks at federal health agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration, that would eliminate duplicative services and paper pushers. But in interviews with more than a dozen current and former F.D.A. staff members, a different picture emerged of the far-reaching effects of the layoffs that would ultimately…
The Trump administration laid off thousands of federal health workers on Tuesday in a purge that included senior leaders and top scientists charged with regulating food and drugs, protecting Americans from disease and researching new treatments and cures. Layoff notices began arriving at 5 a.m., workers said, affecting offices responsible for everything from global health…
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public. “It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather…