Summary

Dr. Peter Marks, the FDA’s top vaccine regulator, resigned after reportedly being forced out amid clashes with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

In his resignation letter, Marks wrote that Kennedy wanted “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”

He criticized Kennedy’s stance on vaccines, accusing him of undermining public confidence.

Marks, who led the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research since 2016, played a key role in authorizing Covid vaccines and spearheading Operation Warp Speed. Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist, has questioned the safety of Covid and MMR vaccines despite scientific consensus.

  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    So that sounds reasonable and so I’m not sure what op was so mad about or suggesting. I thought they were also referring to visits.

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      4 days ago

      To be fair, you did say the EU was a place you eventually want to “escape to”, so people likely assumed you meant immigration, not just visiting/tourist.

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        4 days ago

        Which was in response to him being an absolutist. But I do see your point. Thanks for being nicer about it