Top FDA vaccine official resigns, citing Secretary Kennedy’s ‘misinformation and lies’
Dr. Peter Marks, who has been the Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official and played a key role in President Trump’s first administration's Operation Warp Speed, stepped down Friday over conflicts with HHS Secretary Kennedy.
By Rachel Cohrs Zhang |
March 31, 2025 at 09:27 AM
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Dr. Peter Marks has just resigned from his position as Director of Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration. Photo: Susan Walsh/AP
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulator abruptly resigned Friday, citing what he called Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s efforts to spread misinformation about the safety of immunizations, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg.
Peter Marks, who was a key figure in Operation Warp Speed, stepped down from his position as the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, which is responsible for the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, along with gene therapies and blood products.
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