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FDA Director Resigns Amid Vaccine Misinformation Tensions

3/31/2025

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Peter Marks, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research director, has stepped down amid escalating tensions with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine misinformation. Marks' resignation not only casts a shadow on the FDA's direction but also stirs anxiety in the biotech sector, especially regarding vaccines and gene therapies.

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Peter Marks, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research director, has stepped down amid escalating tensions with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine misinformation. Marks' resignation not only casts a shadow on the FDA's direction but also stirs anxiety in the biotech sector, especially regarding vaccines and gene therapies.