Vinay Prasad returns to FDA days after leaving under pressure from Laura Loomer

<p>Prasad left the agency after far-right influencer released edited audio misleadingly suggesting he was anti-Trump</p><p>Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) a little more than a week after he left the agency.</p><p>“At the FDA’s request, Dr Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” Department Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon said in a statement to Reuters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/09/vinay-prasad-returns-fda-laura-loomer">Continue reading...</a>