Controversial FDA official leaving drug center post in latest departure at agency

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Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, acting director of the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), has left her position.
Høeg stated on social media that she was fired from the role.
Her tenure as head of CDER was controversial due to her history of vaccine skepticism.
Høeg's departure is the latest in a series of high-level shake-ups at the FDA, including the recent resignations of former FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and former head of vaccine approvals Dr. Vinay Prasad.
Internal tensions at the FDA, including disagreements over the approval of flavored e-cigarettes, have been cited as a factor in recent departures.

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