Vinay Prasad, Vertex, mRNA vaccines, HHS
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At the moment, we talk about a number of authorities maneuvering that impacts biopharma — beginning, after all, with the FDA reinstating Vinay Prasad because the director of CBER. We additionally speak about President Trump’s government order about federal analysis grants, see advocates name for a Vertex probe in South Africa, and extra.
That was quick: Vinay Prasad is again at CBER
Vinay Prasad is returning to guide the biologics division of the FDA simply two weeks after his ouster, which adopted a right-wing marketing campaign criticizing his previous liberal-leaning posts in addition to reported White Home intervention. His reinstatement, confirmed by HHS, comes after FDA Commissioner Marty Makary urged him to contemplate returning, STAT’s Lizzy Lawrence writes.
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