Dr. Peter Marks, top vaccine official at FDA, resigns and criticizes RFK Jr.

Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration, wrote in a letter on Friday that he was resigning from his position and criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has questioned the effectiveness of vaccines for years and promoted debunked claims that certain vaccines are linked to autism.

In the letter addressed to Acting FDA Commissioner Sara Brenner, Marks said he would resign and retire as Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research effective April 5, according to a copy obtained by The Washington Post and The New York Times. The center is responsible for examining the safety and effectiveness of biological products such as vaccines.

“As you are aware, I was willing to work to address the Secretary's concerns regarding vaccine safety and transparency by hearing from the public and implementing a variety of different public meetings and engagements with the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,” Marks wrote in the letter...