COVID-19 booster critic tapped to lead FDA vaccine program

Agency commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced Tuesday that Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent COVID–19 vaccine critic, has been appointed to lead the Food and Drug Administration Center, which oversees the approval of vaccines and other biologics products.

Prasad, currently a physician-scientist and professor at the University of California, San Francisco, gained a following during the pandemic for criticizing mask mandates, lockdowns, and COVID-19 vaccine boosters.