FDA chooses Dr. Vinay Prasad to lead biologics, vaccines division | CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has named Dr. Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist, to lead its Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, the division that oversees vaccines and biologic medicines. Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Prasad, a professor at the University of California San Francisco, became a harsh critic of the government’s response and its vaccine policies during the Covid-19 pandemic. He replaces Dr. Peter Marks, who helped lead the division for 13 years and shaped the Operation Warp Speed effort to rapidly develop Covid-19 vaccines and treatments. ...

HHS touts universal flu, coronavirus vaccine initiative while casting doubt on future of seasonal Covid-19 shots | CNN The US Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday that it aims to accomplish within four years a scientific feat that hasn’t been achieved for the past 45: the development of a universal flu vaccine that could protect against multiple virus strains with pandemic potential, including H5N1 avian influenza. Meg Tirrell, Brenda Goodman CNN

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Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US North America’s three biggest measles outbreaks have grown to a total of more than 2,500 known cases. Three people have died in the U.S. and one in Mexico. AP News

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