Texas and New Mexico health departments said on Friday that the number of measles cases in their states rose 20% since their last reports three days ago ...
This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would've stressed the importance of getting vaccinated. The move was "not normal at all," one agency staff member said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social
-- ProPublica (@propublica.org) March 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks resigns, blasts RFK Jr. over vaccine misinformation
www.scrippsnews.com
... In a resignation letter, Marks criticizes the lack of transparency and truth in vaccine discussions, calling out RFK Jr.'s positions on public health. ...
Dr. Peter Marks, who has overseen the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine program since 2016, submitted a letter of resignation on Friday effective April 5.
Marks joined the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research in 2012 as its deputy director before being promoted to director in 2016.
Marks cited his disagreements with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a noted vaccine skeptic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Marks was a key figure, serving as a key official in the first Trump administration in the development and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Marks was given an ultimatum to either resign or be fired. ...
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