Dr. Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the FDA center that regulates vaccines and biotech therapies, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement Monday.

Vinay Prasad, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's top vaccine regulator, is returning to his post less than two weeks after the White House had him ousted.

WASHINGTON, DC – Dr. Vinay Prasad has been reinstated to a senior position at the Food and Drug Administration, according to an August 9 statement from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This comes less than two weeks after the White House pushed for his removal,