Scott Steele was named acting head. Peter Marks left the position last month over what he saw as HHS Secretary Kennedy’s ’misinformation and lies.’
After its top vaccine official left the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency announced Tuesday that it has named his replacement.
“Dr. Steele is a science, technology, and policy professional at FDA with extensive experience in multiple disciplines, including emerging science and technology, translational science, public health preparedness, and biodefense and medical countermeasures,” the FDA statement said.
Aside from vaccines, CBER also oversees allergenic products, blood products, and cellular, tissue, and gene therapies.
Marks had overseen the agency’s rapid review and approval of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments during the pandemic. Marks was also credited with coming up with the “Operation Warp Speed” name for the effort to quickly develop vaccines during that time period.
“As you are aware, I was willing to work to address the secretary’s concerns regarding vaccine safety and transparency by hearing from the public and implementing a variety of different public meetings and engagements with the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,” Marks said in his letter.
“However, it has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, but rather he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
A spokesperson for HHS, which did not respond to an Epoch Times request for comment this week, issued a statement to news media over the weekend that “if Peter Marks does not want to get behind restoring science to its golden standard and promoting radical transparency, then he has no place at [the] FDA under the strong leadership of Secretary Kennedy.”
Marks’s departure comes as new FDA Director Dr. Martin Makary took office after he was confirmed in the Senate by a bipartisan vote last month.
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