Prasad Rejoins FDA as Top Vaccine Official After Short Resignation

Dr. Vinay Prasad returned to the government at the Food and Drug Administration’s request, a spokesperson said.

Vinay Prasad poses for a portrait. U.S. FDA via AP

The doctor who only recently resigned from his position as the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official has rejoined the agency, a spokesperson said on Aug. 9.

“At the FDA’s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FDA’s parent agency, told news outlets in a statement.