India, May 7 -- FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on Tuesday named Indian-origin hematologist oncologist Vinay Prasad as the next director of the Center for Biologics and Research. A staunch critic of the COVID-19 vaccine for children, Prasad had once claimed 'God has given people arms to vote for Trump' in an old post.

Prasad now joins the Food and Drug Administration from the University of California at San Francisco, where he served as an epidemiology professor. He has also worked at the National Cancer Institute. We checked the new CBER director's social media posts to find his constant praise for President Trump and Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Back in November 2024, Vinay Prasad responded to White House Covid advisor Ashish Jha's 'God gave us...