Coverage dated March 6, 2026

FDA vaccine chief is leaving administration for second time

Headline from WMUR

The Food and Drug Administration's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.

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Reports & sources

12 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    FDA vaccine chief to leave the agency for a second time (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, will depart the agency next month, an FDA spokesperson said.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s embattled vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency — the second time in less

  3. Washington Examiner

    Controversial FDA vaccine chief to leave agency (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The FDA's vaccines chief is leaving the agency following a controversial tenure, including allegations of illegally sharing trade secrets.

  4. WMUR

    FDA vaccine chief is leaving administration for second time (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Food and Drug Administration's controversial vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, is once again leaving the agency.

  5. CNN

    FDA’s controversial vaccine chief will exit agency next month (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Dr. Vinay Prasad, the US Food and Drug Administration’s head of vaccines and biologic medicines, will leave the agency at the end of April, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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