Top FDA Vaccine Official Peter Marks Resigns, Cites RFK Jr.’s ‘Misinformation’

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Dr. Peter Marks, top vaccine official at FDA, resigns and criticizes RFK Jr.

Dr. Peter Marks, the top vaccine official at the Food and Drug Administration, wrote in a letter on Friday that he was resigning from his position and criticized Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has questioned the effectiveness of vaccines for years and promoted debunked claims that certain vaccines are linked to autism.

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Kennedy, long criticized for his vaccine skepticism, has sparked controversy with his claims about vaccine safety, particularly his promotion of debunked theories linking vaccines to autism.

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In the letter, addressed to Sara Brenner, the Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, he explained that he had been willing to work with Robert F Kennedy Jr on vaccine safety, but noted that, 'truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary.' Marks continued, 'rather he

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