If you disliked Vinay Prasad's CBER memo that outlined his plans to destroy evidence-based vaccine regulation based on unsupported claims that COVID vaccines kill children, you are REALLY going to hate what is going down at this week’s ACIP meeting.
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The Vaccinated Dead Make Their ACIP Debut
What happens at FDA CBER doesn't stay at FDA CBER
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December 1, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you disliked Vinay Prasad's CBER memo that outlined his plans to destroy evidence-based vaccine regulation based on unsupported claims that COVID vaccines kill children, you are REALLY going to hate what is going down at this week’s ACIP meeting.
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Vinay Prasad resigned as head of FDA’s CBER.
CBER oversees all biologics: cell & gene therapies, monoclonal antibodies, blood products, vaccines.
It’s good since he is 100% unqualified & spreads anti-science rhetoric, but conspiracist Marty Makary likely has another ally ready to install.
CBER oversees all biologics: cell & gene therapies, monoclonal antibodies, blood products, vaccines.
It’s good since he is 100% unqualified & spreads anti-science rhetoric, but conspiracist Marty Makary likely has another ally ready to install.
July 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Vinay Prasad resigned as head of FDA’s CBER.
CBER oversees all biologics: cell & gene therapies, monoclonal antibodies, blood products, vaccines.
It’s good since he is 100% unqualified & spreads anti-science rhetoric, but conspiracist Marty Makary likely has another ally ready to install.
CBER oversees all biologics: cell & gene therapies, monoclonal antibodies, blood products, vaccines.
It’s good since he is 100% unqualified & spreads anti-science rhetoric, but conspiracist Marty Makary likely has another ally ready to install.
FDA Commissioner Makary is calling Prasad’s time as head of CBER a “one year sabbatical” from academia.
Makary is someone else who doesn’t belong at any higher learning institution.
Makary is someone else who doesn’t belong at any higher learning institution.
March 7, 2026 at 12:36 AM
FDA Commissioner Makary is calling Prasad’s time as head of CBER a “one year sabbatical” from academia.
Makary is someone else who doesn’t belong at any higher learning institution.
Makary is someone else who doesn’t belong at any higher learning institution.
Is it so much to ask for a CBER director who actually understands how vaccines work?
April 14, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Is it so much to ask for a CBER director who actually understands how vaccines work?
Your new director of CBER
May 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Your new director of CBER
Right now, the FDA has no official commissioner or directors of CBER and CDER. This is almost dizzying.
May 16, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Right now, the FDA has no official commissioner or directors of CBER and CDER. This is almost dizzying.
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax FDA leaders have been forced out:
- Commissioner Marty Makary
- CBER Director Vinay Prasad
- CDER Director Tracy Beth Høeg
All out.
- Commissioner Marty Makary
- CBER Director Vinay Prasad
- CDER Director Tracy Beth Høeg
All out.
May 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Robert Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vax FDA leaders have been forced out:
- Commissioner Marty Makary
- CBER Director Vinay Prasad
- CDER Director Tracy Beth Høeg
All out.
- Commissioner Marty Makary
- CBER Director Vinay Prasad
- CDER Director Tracy Beth Høeg
All out.
Another unqualified, meritless appointee. CBER oversees vaccine regulations. Now why would they put an antivaxx crank with no relevant experience in charge of that??
Well big news...Viany Prasad is the new director of CBER at FDA per internal email obtained by me. #healthpolicy
May 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Another unqualified, meritless appointee. CBER oversees vaccine regulations. Now why would they put an antivaxx crank with no relevant experience in charge of that??
FDA’s CBER head of cell and gene therapy nicole verdun placed on administrative leave along with her deputy, multiple sources tell me. she was very well liked by industry and rare patient community,
June 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
FDA’s CBER head of cell and gene therapy nicole verdun placed on administrative leave along with her deputy, multiple sources tell me. she was very well liked by industry and rare patient community,
On the bright side- at least we know Prasad’s replacement as CBER director won’t be any worse than Prasad was.
August 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
On the bright side- at least we know Prasad’s replacement as CBER director won’t be any worse than Prasad was.
Last May at @asgct.bsky.social
I asked Peter Marks about his concerns of the impact of pseudoscience in regulation of lifesaving medicines.
Now, he’s forced out of FDA’s CBER by RFK Jr. for upholding scientific rigor & refusing to kowtow to lies.
It is a dark day for science and humanity.
I asked Peter Marks about his concerns of the impact of pseudoscience in regulation of lifesaving medicines.
Now, he’s forced out of FDA’s CBER by RFK Jr. for upholding scientific rigor & refusing to kowtow to lies.
It is a dark day for science and humanity.
March 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Last May at @asgct.bsky.social
I asked Peter Marks about his concerns of the impact of pseudoscience in regulation of lifesaving medicines.
Now, he’s forced out of FDA’s CBER by RFK Jr. for upholding scientific rigor & refusing to kowtow to lies.
It is a dark day for science and humanity.
I asked Peter Marks about his concerns of the impact of pseudoscience in regulation of lifesaving medicines.
Now, he’s forced out of FDA’s CBER by RFK Jr. for upholding scientific rigor & refusing to kowtow to lies.
It is a dark day for science and humanity.
Dr. Prasad send an email to CBER suggesting changes to the approval for respiratory vaccines based, apparently, on the conclusion of an unpublished investigation into VAERS report by unknown people. A few thoughts beyond what was already reported, based on the full email: 1/n
November 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Dr. Prasad send an email to CBER suggesting changes to the approval for respiratory vaccines based, apparently, on the conclusion of an unpublished investigation into VAERS report by unknown people. A few thoughts beyond what was already reported, based on the full email: 1/n
This is a huge loss for FDA regulatory science. Peter Marks led FDA CBER during COVID vax clinical development. Rigorous standards for safety/efficacy were met before emergency use authorization. Peter Marks was one of the COVID heroes while RFK Jr was spreading disinformation.
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RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed for coronavirus vaccines, warned that a measles outbreak shows how confidence in science is being “undermined.”
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March 29, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This is a huge loss for FDA regulatory science. Peter Marks led FDA CBER during COVID vax clinical development. Rigorous standards for safety/efficacy were met before emergency use authorization. Peter Marks was one of the COVID heroes while RFK Jr was spreading disinformation.
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Vinay Prasad, who made a name for himself throughout the pandemic for casting doubt on clinical trials, is now the director of FDA's CBER (which reviews new vaccines and therapies).
May 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Vinay Prasad, who made a name for himself throughout the pandemic for casting doubt on clinical trials, is now the director of FDA's CBER (which reviews new vaccines and therapies).
What does manipulating VAERS data have in common with allegations of extramarital tail-chasing?
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
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The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
What does manipulating VAERS data have in common with allegations of extramarital tail-chasing?
The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
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The quality of evidence that 10 kids died from COVID vaccines with VAERS data or that CBER Steve Urkel is trolling for side pieces on the apps is equivalent.
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During COVID, people like the current head of the NIH and the head of FDA's CBER division accused me to an audience of millions of committing "child abuse" for simply creating mathematical models of school closures and childhood vaccination.
This was concerning. IMO they knew what they were doing.
This was concerning. IMO they knew what they were doing.
The man who attacked the CDC fired more than 180 shots into the campus
Man Fired 180 Shots, Shattering 150 Windows, In CDC Attack
Bullets pierced "blast-resistant" windows, and it could take weeks or even months to repair the damage, agency officials said.
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August 12, 2025 at 4:20 AM
During COVID, people like the current head of the NIH and the head of FDA's CBER division accused me to an audience of millions of committing "child abuse" for simply creating mathematical models of school closures and childhood vaccination.
This was concerning. IMO they knew what they were doing.
This was concerning. IMO they knew what they were doing.
Well big news...Viany Prasad is the new director of CBER at FDA per internal email obtained by me. #healthpolicy
May 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Well big news...Viany Prasad is the new director of CBER at FDA per internal email obtained by me. #healthpolicy
Groups like the Brownstone Institute have been pushing to get mRNA technology banned.
The FDA commissioner is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CBER is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CDER is an ally of Brownstone.
For those keeping tabs.
The FDA commissioner is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CBER is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CDER is an ally of Brownstone.
For those keeping tabs.
February 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Groups like the Brownstone Institute have been pushing to get mRNA technology banned.
The FDA commissioner is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CBER is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CDER is an ally of Brownstone.
For those keeping tabs.
The FDA commissioner is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CBER is an ally of Brownstone.
The director of CDER is an ally of Brownstone.
For those keeping tabs.
Vinay Prasad sent Tracey Høeg dumpster diving in VAERS for pretext to block access to flu vaccines, alter safety standards, end combo vaccines, & hold clinical trials to impossible standards.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
Big change: FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements under RFK Jr ally
Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
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Vinay Prasad signaled changes to annual flu shots, concurrent vaccines + more
Prasad said his team found link between covid-19 shots and kids' deaths, necessitating a new approach overall
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FDA to impose strict new vaccine requirements, claiming child covid shot deaths
Vinay Prasad, the nation’s top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children’s deaths, necessitating a new approach.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Vinay Prasad sent Tracey Høeg dumpster diving in VAERS for pretext to block access to flu vaccines, alter safety standards, end combo vaccines, & hold clinical trials to impossible standards.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
CBER is supposed to regulate vaccines, not withhold them. FDA is as broken as CDC.
Hey this reminds me of that time CBER Director Vinay Prasad forced FDA scientists to withdraw a manuscript on a similar topic from the journal I edit. Now it’s Podcast Jay’s turn!
The actual standards for Gold Standard Science are unclear besides “vaccines bad, corruption good”
The actual standards for Gold Standard Science are unclear besides “vaccines bad, corruption good”
April 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Hey this reminds me of that time CBER Director Vinay Prasad forced FDA scientists to withdraw a manuscript on a similar topic from the journal I edit. Now it’s Podcast Jay’s turn!
The actual standards for Gold Standard Science are unclear besides “vaccines bad, corruption good”
The actual standards for Gold Standard Science are unclear besides “vaccines bad, corruption good”
BREAKING: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social reports that CBER director Vinay Prasad overruled career #FDA staff and unilaterally decided to refusal to accept #Moderna 's #flu vaccine submission. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
February 11, 2026 at 3:38 PM
BREAKING: @lizzylawrence.bsky.social reports that CBER director Vinay Prasad overruled career #FDA staff and unilaterally decided to refusal to accept #Moderna 's #flu vaccine submission. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...
As was I, mainly by my physician colleagues. In fact, I was told that deconstructing quack claims in general was a poor use of my time. And guess what? One of the physicians who criticized my activities in this sphere is currently in charge of FDA CBER.
I was told for many years that criticizing the antivaccine movement was a waste of time and “a liability” for science communication in general
my hot take based on nothing is: GOOP is part of why we landed here.
December 1, 2025 at 11:57 PM
As was I, mainly by my physician colleagues. In fact, I was told that deconstructing quack claims in general was a poor use of my time. And guess what? One of the physicians who criticized my activities in this sphere is currently in charge of FDA CBER.
I know CBER is more than vaccines, but like... come on.
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April 14, 2026 at 4:34 AM
I know CBER is more than vaccines, but like... come on.
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