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Makary Resigns as FDA Commissioner Following Policy Disputes

Transition follows disputes over vaccine policy, food additive regulation, and flavored vaping product authorization

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  • Kathryn Wighton

  • May 12, 2026

  • 2 min

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  • #1

    Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, MD

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    • Public Health

  • #2

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, MD

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    • Public Health

  • #3

    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Princeton, NJ

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  • #4

    Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical School

    Boston, MA

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    • Public Health

  • #5

    Duke Clinical Research Institute
    Duke Clinical Research Institute

    Durham, NC

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    • Public Health

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Makary Resigns as FDA Commissioner Following Policy Disputes

  • by Kathryn Wighton

  • May 12, 2026

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