Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy's 'Misinformation and Lies'

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4. We all knew we were in deep trouble when RFJ JR-the anti-vacine man was appointed by Trump!!

Top FDA vaccine official forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s "misinformation and lies."
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5344010/fda-peter-marks-rfk-jr

March 28, 202511:36 PM ET
Rob Stein, photographed for NPR, 22 January 2020, in Washington DC.



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The abrupt departure comes as concern has been rising among many public health experts about moves involving vaccines under Kennedy, who has questioned vaccine safety and effectiveness. An independent vaccine advisory committee meeting was cancelled, the National Institutes of Health has terminated research on vaccine resistance and misinformation and a vaccine critic has been picked to conduct a controversial study about vaccines and autism – a link that has long been debunked.

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"Peter Marks is one of the most brilliant, dedicated scientists and public servants," wrote Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health who served as President Biden's COVID-19 response coordinator.

Marks said he is leaving the agency with "a heavy heart."

"I leave behind a staff of professionals who are undoubtedly the most devoted to protecting and promoting the public health of any group of people that I have encountered," he wrote.