<p>The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine and gene therapy regulator is back at his post after resigning late last month, reportedly due to a Big Pharma-backed campaign to remove him.</p>
<p>Dr. Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, resigned after he received negative attention online over past posts related to his personal politics.</p>
<p>“At the FDA’s request, Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” Health and Human Services (HHS) spokesman Andrew Nixon <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2025/08/09/vinay-prasad-returns-to-the-fda-weeks-after-his-ouster/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=twitter_organic&amp;utm_medium=social">said</a> on Saturday.</p>
<p>Prasad is generally considered liberal, though he <a href="https://x.com/VPrasadMDMPH/status/1818428899329818865">bucked COVID orthodoxy</a> and criticized Dr. Anthony Fauci during the pandemic, winning him much praise from the Right and those in the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.</p>
<p>Reporting from Laura Loomer in July showcased past tweets from Prasad that Loomer suggested were evidence that Prasad is a &#8220;wolf in sheep’s clothing is sabotaging President Trump’s bold &#8216;Make America Healthy Again&#8217; (MAHA) agenda.'&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🚨 ALERT 🚨</p>
<p>VINAY PRASAD, THE LEFTIST SABOTEUR UNDERMINING TRUMP’S <a href="https://twitter.com/US_FDA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@US_FDA</a>, MUST BE FIRED NOW!</p>
<p>We have a crisis at the FDA! A wolf in sheep’s clothing is sabotaging President Trump’s bold “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda! Dr. Vinay Prasad <a href="https://twitter.com/VPrasadMDMPH?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@VPrasadMDMPH</a>, a… <a href="https://t.co/T2cjicFB38">https://t.co/T2cjicFB38</a> <a href="https://t.co/EydtOgXYVs">pic.twitter.com/EydtOgXYVs</a></p>
<p>— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) <a href="https://twitter.com/LauraLoomer/status/1947467774457946575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>However, reports indicate Prasad was actually being targeted by some because of his decision to <a href="https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-requests-sarepta-therapeutics-suspend-distribution-elevidys-and-places-clinical-trials-hold" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pause</a> shipments of a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which is produced by Sarepta Therapeutics, claiming the genetic treatment is linked to three potential deaths.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hit pieces on FDA’s Vinay Prasad are being fed to the right by pharma company Sarepta, the maker of an experimental drug that just killed an eight year old boy,&#8221; Daily Caller investigative reporter Emily Kopp reported on July 25.</p>
<p>Days later, Prasad resigned.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hit pieces on FDA’s Vinay Prasad are being fed to the right by pharma company Sarepta, the maker of an experimental drug that just killed an eight year old boy. <a href="https://t.co/1wCq3ksXWZ">https://t.co/1wCq3ksXWZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/Y8aeRtqBU9">pic.twitter.com/Y8aeRtqBU9</a></p>
<p>— Emily Kopp (@emilyakopp) <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyakopp/status/1948867147855212627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>FDA commissioner Dr. Marty Makary has spoken highly of Prasad and signaled last week that he was working to get Prasad back at the FDA — a feat he apparently achieved.</p>
<p>&#8220;The idea that he was pushed out by anybody is simply untrue,&#8221; Makary told the media. &#8220;He saw some media headlines and didn&#8217;t want to be a distraction.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;We have encouraged him to reconsider, and we are still doing that,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I am confident the FDA is going to continue to be strong. The FDA is one of the greatest brands in the world, and it&#8217;s going to continue to do that.&#8221;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">FDA Commissioner Marty Makary says he is trying to persuade Vinay Prasad — who left FDA amid a PR blitz by Sarepta Therapeutics and Laura Loomer — to rejoin FDA. 🤔 <a href="https://t.co/mAZmJReMmk">pic.twitter.com/mAZmJReMmk</a></p>
<p>— Emily Kopp (@emilyakopp) <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyakopp/status/1952498867821580752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 4, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/fda-shake-up-the-controversial-ouster-of-the-top-vaccine-regulator">FDA Shake-Up: The Controversial Ouster Of The Top Vaccine Regulator</a></strong></p>

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