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Time of India
2 hours ago
- Time of India
Indian-origin Dr Vinay Prasad returns to FDA weeks after exit; Laura Loomer calls it 'egregious decision'
Dr Vinay Prasad is back at his FDA job weeks after exit that was prompted by right-wing activist Laura Loomer's campaigning against Prasad. Dr Vinay Prasad, the Indian-origin vaccine chief of the FDA who was forced to resign in July after far-right activist Laura Loomer led a campaign against him, has been reinstated to his job in an unusual instance. Laura Loomer pointed out the critical comments that Dr Prasad made about President Donald Trump before joining the administration, while some of his decisions to deny drug approvals also came under fire. A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson confirmed to the New York Times that Dr Prasad is returning to the agency. 'At the F.D.A.'s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,' Andrew Nixon, a health department spokesman, said in a statement. The NYT report observed that Dr Prasad's rehiring suggests that the health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr., and the FDA commissioner, Dr Marty Makary, remain influential enough in the Trump administration to employ someone who had previously expressed disdain for Trump and his followers. Loomer reacted to the reinstatement and called in another "egregious personnel decision". "In another egregious personnel decision under the Trump administration, it is now being reported that longtime progressive Marxist Vinay Prasad who referred to President Trump's supporters as criminals and compared them to drug addicts after saying he stabbed a Trump voodoo doll to 'curse Trump' is apparently back at FDA," Loomer wrote. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Everyone is suddenly using this AI language learning app Talkpal AI Learn More Undo RFK Jr tapped Dr Prasad in May when the previous head of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation left the role. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dr Prasad gained prominence as an outspoken critic of vaccines and mask mandate. In his short stint at the FDA since May, Dr Prasad limited the use of Covid-19 vaccines and promoted warnings about a rare side effect of the vaccines. When he resigned from his role weeks ago, a department spokesperson told the NYT: "Dr. Prasad did not want to be a distraction to the great work of the FDA in the Trump administration and has decided to return to California and spend more time with his family." Kennedy, however, opposed Prasad's departure from the role and remained invested in bringing him back. Dr Prasad was born and brought up in Ohio and Chicago to Indian immigrant parents.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
'Thanks to Trump's leadership': US administration targets ‘harmful pandemic-era policies', orders records purge
The Trump administration on Friday ordered all federal agencies to eliminate any records related to workers' COVID-19 vaccination status, noncompliance with pandemic-era mandates, or requests for vaccine exemptions. The rollback of vaccine record retention requirements was announced by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in a memo to all federal department and agency heads. OPM explained that the move is in response to recent litigation and is part of the Trump administration's broader effort to reverse 'harmful pandemic-era policies' imposed by former President Joe Biden. 'Things got out of hand during the pandemic, and federal workers were fired, punished, or sidelined for simply making a personal medical decision,' OPM Director Scott Kupor said in a statement. 'That should never have happened.' 'Thanks to President Trump's leadership, we're making sure the excesses of that era do not have lingering effects on federal workers,' Kupor added. Employees can opt out within those 90 days if they wish to keep their COVID vaccine history on file. Agencies must certify compliance with Kupor's order by September 8. In September 2021, Biden signed an executive order forcing all federal workers to take the COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Best SIP Plans for NRIs in France – Get ₹2L Monthly Pension | Invest ₹18K PB Learn More Undo A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking the Biden vaccine mandate in January 2022 – by which point the administration said nearly 98% of covered employees had been vaccinated. In April 2022, a three-judge panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed the injunction, but a year later, the full Fifth Circuit struck down the mandate. Biden rescinded the mandate in May 2023, several months after he declared that the pandemic 'is over' in a September 2022 '60 Minutes' interview.
Time of India
a day ago
- Time of India
Trump health commission expected to miss its deadline
Bengaluru: A federal commission established under the Trump administration is expected to miss next week's deadline for releasing a highly anticipated report on improving children's health, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the discussions. The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) report-originally scheduled for release by August 12-seeks to highlight what the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has described as a " chronic disease epidemic " affecting both children and adults across the United States. HHS did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The commission was established by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on February 13, 2025 and is chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Its mandate includes developing broad policy recommendations intended to guide multiple federal agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
