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FDA Official Resigns Over Vaccine Data Dispute With RFK Jr.

Peter Marks accuses Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s HHS of undermining scientific integrity and transparency in vaccine safety data management.

People demonstrate outside the main campus of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on April 1, in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, arrives at Reinlander Mennonite Church after a second measles death, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in Seminole, Texas. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
Director Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, at the US Food and Drug Administration, Peter Marks, testifies during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the federal coronavirus response on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, March 18, 2021.

Overview

  • Peter Marks, former FDA vaccine chief, resigned after refusing to grant RFK Jr.'s team direct access to the VAERS database, citing concerns over potential data manipulation.
  • Marks proposed a comprehensive plan to overhaul VAERS and increase transparency, which was ignored by HHS leadership before his departure.
  • The VAERS system, a self-reported vaccine safety database, requires expert analysis due to unverified and sensitive data, making it vulnerable to misinterpretation or tampering.
  • Since his resignation, Marks has publicly criticized RFK Jr. for promoting vaccine misinformation and failing to address public health crises effectively.
  • HHS defended Kennedy's team's request for VAERS access, asserting it was consistent with his pro-vaccine advocacy, despite Marks' allegations of scientific negligence.