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Novavax says talks with FDA on COVID vaccine approval ongoing calming investor fears
Novavax on Thursday tried to calm investors spooked by the delay of full approval of its COVID vaccine shot by U.S.
FDA Names Critic of COVID-19 Shots to Lead Vaccine Agency: 3 Things to Know
Vinay Prasad, named to lead the FDA agency tasked with regulating vaccines and gene therapy, has made controversial comments ...
'Show me the data': FDA commissioner reacts to question about Covid vaccine for young Americans
Vaccine maker Novavax is seeking to convert the 2022 emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine into full approval. Yet ...
Vocal FDA critic to serve as agency’s top vaccine regulator
Vinay Prasad, a critic of the Food and Drug Administration, has been tapped as the agency’s top regulator of vaccines, gene ...
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its ...
FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead biologics, vaccines division
The US Food and Drug Administration has named Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist, to lead its Center for Biologics ...
FDA names outspoken Covid vaccine critic as the new vaccine chief
Dr. Vinay Prasad was an outspoken critic of the FDA’s response to the pandemic, including the former vaccine chief, Dr. Peter ...
US FDA advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccine recommendations on May 22
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday it will hold a meeting of experts on May 22 to discuss COVID-19 ...
Dr. Vinay Prasad to Head FDA Vaccine, Biologics Division
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has chosen Dr. Vinay Prasad, a ...
FDA Names Vinay Prasad as New Head of Vaccines, Biologics
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary named Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist and critic of the Covid-19 vaccine for children, ...
FDA picks critic of COVID boosters to be new top vaccines official
"You could replace Peter Marks with a bobblehead doll that just stamps approval and you would have the same outcome at FDA ...
FDA taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry to lead vaccines division
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tapped Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of federal COVID-19 policies and a ...