NewsThe GuardianMay 9, 2026United States
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary Faces Potential Removal Amid Agency Turmoil
President Donald Trump has reportedly signed off on a plan to fire FDA Commissioner Marty Makary following a series of controversial agency decisions and internal management conflicts. The potential dismissal comes amid reports of plummeting staff morale, political interference in regulatory processes, and public backlash over vaccine safety research restrictions.
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The potential removal of the FDA Commissioner could lead to significant shifts in how the agency regulates drug approvals, vaccine safety, and public health policies, directly affecting the availability of medical treatments for all Americans.
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organizationBloomberg NewspersonPeter LuriepersonAngela RasmussenorganizationModernaorganizationCNBCpersonMarty MakarypersonGeorge TidmarshpersonDarin LaHoodorganizationReplimuneorganizationStat NewspersonRon JohnsonlocationWashington DCorganizationWall Street JournalpersonSenator Josh HawleyorganizationUS Department of Health and Human ServicespersonTracy Beth HøegorganizationVaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of SaskatchewanpersonSenator Ron JohnsonorganizationRepublican lawmakerspersonRichard PazdurorganizationCenter for Science in the Public InterestpersonDonald TrumplocationWhite HouseorganizationNotuspersonVinay PrasadorganizationFDApersonJosh HawleypersonRobert F Kennedy JrorganizationuniQure