Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration a little more than a week after he left the agency.

A Food and Drug Administration official who stepped down less than two weeks ago is getting his job back as the agency’s top vaccine regulator. Dr.

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.