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Marty Makary is poised to lead the FDA he often railed against

Many former FDA officials and scientists with knowledge of the agency are optimistic about Makary — to a degree.

By Arthur Allen | March 10, 2025 at 06:34 AM

Panelists at a covid conference last fall were asked to voice their regrets — policies they had supported during the pandemic but had come to see as misguided. Covid contact tracing, one said. Closing schools, another said. Vaccine mandates, a third said.

When Marty Makary’s turn came, the Johns Hopkins University surgeon said, “I can’t think of anything,” adding, “The entire covid policy of three to four years felt like a horror movie I was forced to watch.”

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Marty Makary is poised to lead the FDA he often railed against

Many former FDA officials and scientists with knowledge of the agency are optimistic about Makary — to a degree.

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