FDA Office of Vaccines Research and Review Director Marion Gruber and his deputy, Phil Krause, are leaving the agency unexpectedly, BioCentury reports.
vor 22 min
seekingalpha.com/news/...deputy-leaving-the-agency-biocentury
FDA Office of Vaccines Research and Review Director Marion Gruber and her deputy, Phil Krause, are leaving the agency unexpectedly, BioCentury reports.
Their departures come as the Biden administration plans for COVID-19 booster shots to commence on Sept. 20. FDA approval of the boosters is expected around Labor Day.
Endpoints News, citing a senior FDA official, said the duo is departing because they believe the CDC and its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices ("ACIP") are engaged in decisions that they think should be left up to the FDA.
Gruber has been with the FDA for 32 years, while Gruber has been with the agency since 2010.
Yesterday, ACIP met and endorsed the approval of Pfizer (PFE -0.9%)/BioNTech's (BNTX -2.6%) COVID-19 vaccine and discussed booster doses.
Other vaccine makers: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ -0.2%), Moderna (MRNA +1.3%), and Novavax (NVAX +4.0%).