Top FDA Vaccine Official Steps Down Again as Deputy Takes Over

The University of California-San Francisco professor became known during the COVID-19 pandemic as a critic of government actions.

The Food and Drug Administration building in White Oak, Md., on June 5, 2023.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official has left the agency for a second time, and his deputy has been promoted to the vacant position.

Dr. Vinay Prasad had been the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), which reviews applications from companies for experimental vaccines. His last official day was April 30.