Two top vaccine regulators to leave U.S. FDAArticle contentNEW YORK — Two of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine regulators plan to leave the agency in the next several months, the FDA said on Tuesday. The FDA is “confident in the expertise and ability of our staff to continue our critical public health work, including evaluating COVID-19 vaccines,” spokesperson Stephanie Caccomo said in an emailed statement. Try refreshing your browser, or Two top vaccine regulators to leave U.S. FDA Back to videoDr. Marion Gruber, director of the FDA’s Office of Vaccines Research and Review (OVRR), plans to retire on Oct. 31, according to a memo from Peter Marks, director of the agency’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). Gruber’s deputy, Dr. Philip Krause, also plans to leave the FDA in November, according to Marks. Marks said he will serve as the acting director of the vaccines group while the FDA searches for its next director.

Source: National Post August 31, 2021 15:22 UTC