RFK Jr.'s allies focus on vaccines, Prasad out at FDA - STAT News
A coalition of Kennedy's allies gathered to discuss vaccines, but the health secretary was rarely mentioned.
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New Englanders rejoice. RFK Jr. said he’s not coming for your Dunkin’. Then again, he later posted an AI Super Smash Bros. version of himself KOing a donut. Send news tips and questionable uses of AI to [email protected] or John_Wilkerson.07 on Signal.
What’s behind the abrupt exit of FDA’s Prasad?
The exit of the FDA’s Vinay Prasad is being chalked up to a series of controversial decisions on rare disease drugs by the biologics center he directed. Read Lizzy Lawrence’s article on his upcoming departure, and check out Matthew Herper’s take on how Prasad flew too close to the sun and the lessons from his sudden, second fall.
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