{"id":87779,"date":"2026-05-01T00:46:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/katherine-szarama-named-acting-director-of-fdas-vaccines-and-biologics-center\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T00:46:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T00:46:19","slug":"katherine-szarama-named-acting-director-of-fdas-vaccines-and-biologics-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/katherine-szarama-named-acting-director-of-fdas-vaccines-and-biologics-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Katherine Szarama named acting director of FDA\u2019s vaccines and biologics center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014 The Food and Drug Administration has named Katherine Szarama as the acting director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, which regulates vaccines, gene therapies, and the blood supply.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A Health and Human Services official confirmed the move, which was first reported by Politico, to STAT.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"alignleft wp-block-stat-article-recirc-single\">\n<div class=\"recirc-single-image\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2025\/07\/30\/vinay-prasad-analysis-departure-fda-cber-director-top-vaccine-official\/\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article-main-medium-large size-article-main-medium-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 540px) and (max-width: 767px) 288px, (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px) 257px, (min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1199px) 287px, (min-width: 1200px) 245px, 246px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-328x185.jpg 328w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/VP_COLLAGE.jpg 1920w\"\/>\t\t<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"recirc-single-heading\">\n<div class=\"stat-plus-icon\" data-tooltip=\"Subscriber-only\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/wp-content\/themes\/stat\/images\/home\/statplus.svg\" width=\"19\" height=\"16\" alt=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">STAT Plus: <\/span>Inside the fall of Vinay Prasad at the FDA<br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<p>She is replacing Vinay Prasad, who left the agency on Thursday after a tumultuous tenure during which he issued a series of controversial decisions on rare disease drugs and vaccines. 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