Summary: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to appear before the Senate this week to secure his nomination as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), a role that would give him vast influence over U.S. health policy. His nomination by President Trump has sparked significant controversy, […]
‘We’re open for business’: FDA’s Peter Marks says agency ready to review novel cancer vaccines despite unknowns
As new cancer vaccines—led by Moderna and Merck’s mRNA-4157—near pivotal trial readouts, the FDA’s vaccines czar Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., said the agency is ready to review the shots despite AI-related unknowns. “We are ready to review—we’re open for business,” Marks, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and […]