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Ousted FDA vaccine chief Vinay Prasad is returning to the agency
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In this undated photo provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vinay Prasad smiles for a portrait. - photo by U.S. FDA via AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Food and Drug Administration official is getting his job back as the agency's top vaccine regulator, less than two weeks after he was pressured to step down at the urging of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of President Donald Trump. Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the FDA center that regulates vaccines and biotech therapies, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement Monday. Prasad left the agency late last month after drawing ire of right-wing activists, including Laura Loomer, because of his past statements criticizing Trump.