Donald Trump reportedly ignored calls from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to fire the top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration after a pressure campaign from far-right activist Laura Loomer.
Both Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary opposed the dismissal of Dr. Vinay Prasad as head of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, but Trump overruled them and ordered his removal anyway, four unnamed sources told Politico.
Prasad, who had only been in the role for three months, was a controversial choice for the role due to his fierce criticism of the COVID-19 vaccine and the pharmaceutical industry.
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