Chuck Darwin<p>Top F.D.A. Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’</p><p>The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, <br>Dr. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Peter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Peter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Marks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Marks</span></a>, <br>💥abruptly resigned Friday, <br>saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary <br><a href="https://c.im/tags/Robert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Robert</span></a> F. <a href="https://c.im/tags/Kennedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kennedy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Jr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jr</span></a>.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was⚠️ irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.</p><p>“It has become clear that truth and transparency are not desired by the secretary, <br>but rather <br>❌he wishes subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies,” <br>Dr. Marks wrote to <a href="https://c.im/tags/Sara" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sara</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Brenner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Brenner</span></a>, <br>the agency’s acting commissioner.</p><p>Dr. Marks resigned under pressure, <br>according to a person familiar with the matter who said an official with the Department of Health and Human Services told Dr. Marks on Friday that<br> 🔥he could either resign or be fired.</p><p>Hours earlier in West Virginia, <br>👉Mr. Kennedy asserted that Covid did not kill healthy people, <br>contrary to research showing that <br>30 percent of those who died early in the pandemic did not have underlying conditions. </p><p>Mr. Kennedy has also extolled the value of 👉vitamin A as a treatment during a major measles outbreak in Texas, <br>while downplaying the value of <a href="https://c.im/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a>. </p><p>On Thursday, he announced that he was creating a new<br> 👉office to study <br>"vaccine injuries".</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/28/health/</span><span class="invisible">fda-vaccines-rfk-jr-peter-marks.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>