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President Trump has decided to nominate White House aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, according to a senior administration official.
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President Trump has decided to nominate White House aide Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration, according to a senior administration official
Overton, currently deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, was one of several candidates that the White House had been considering for weeks
Brian Blase, president of the Paragon Health Institute, called Overton a "great choice
The agency was left in turmoil after the exit of former commissioner Marty Makary earlier this year, threatening the stability of U.S. drug development
Summary
The agency was left in turmoil after the exit of former commissioner Marty Makary earlier this year, threatening the stability of U.S. drug development. Overton, currently deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, was one of several candidates that the White House had been considering for weeks. Though other top FDA positions still don't have permanent leadership, the senior administration official said more decisions will likely follow closely behind. The intrigue: Overton appeared at last week's signing of an executive order calling for an overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, including slimming down the number of federally recommended shots and splitting up the MMR vaccine into three different shots.