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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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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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.
Trump’s FDA Sends a Bullish Signal to Biotech
A vow by the agency’s new commissioner, Marty Makary, to support innovation might ease fears stoked by Health and Human ...
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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 ...
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Former top health official criticizes RFK Jr. for downplaying measles deaths
The former top vaccines official at the Food and Drug Administration criticized ... that's just not acceptable to me," said Dr. Peter Marks, in an interview airing Sunday on "Face the Nation ...
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Fact or Fiction? Unpacking FDA Commissioner Marty Makary’s First Interviews
As Marty Makary nears the end of his first month on the job, the FDA Commissioner sat down for two interviews, offering ...
FDA may ask Novavax to conduct additional trials of its Covid-19 vaccine to receive full approval
The FDA has discussed with vaccine-maker Novavax the need for an additional trial of its COVID-19 vaccine as a post-approval ...
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Ex-official says he was forced out of FDA after trying to protect vaccine safety data from RFK Jr.
In an interview with the Associated Press, former Food and Drug Administration vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks discussed his efforts to “make nice” with Kennedy and address his long-standing ...