REPORT: Here’s Who Actually Approved COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids While RFK Jr. Was Away On Vacation

A few weeks ago, it was reported that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired two top DHHS officials after they allegedly approved a COVID-19 vaccine for children behind his back.

While it is true that Chief of Staff Heather Flick Melanson and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Hannah Anderson are no longer employed at the Department of Health and Human Services, it turns out that they were not the ones responsible for approving the vaccine.

According to a new report from The Gateway Pundit, the official who actually signed off on Moderna’s Spikevax for kids was allegedly Vinay Prasad.

Turns out it was Vinay Prasad at the FDA’s CBER who approved the Spikevax vaccine for kids earlier this month while most people, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., were reportedly on vacation. And he didn’t even inform the front office. Now we know who signed off. https://t.co/9g2yBxE0Ys

— ActivistJerry💫 (@ActivistJerry) July 31, 2025

Per The Gateway Pundit:

The Gateway Pundit has since learned who it was who approved the Spikevax vaccine for kids.

Vinay Prasad at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) is allegedly the official who actually approved the Spikevax vaccine for children earlier this month, while everyone was on vacation, without telling the front office.

Vinay Prasad resigned from his role at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research on Tuesday.

AP News has more details on his resignation:

The Food and Drug Administration’s polarizing vaccine chief is leaving the agency after a brief tenure that drew the ire of biotech executives, patient groups and conservative allies of President Donald Trump.

Dr. Vinay Prasad “did not want to be a distraction” and was stepping down from his role as the FDA’s top vaccine regulator “to spend more time with his family,” a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement late Tuesday.

Two people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Prasad was ousted following several recent controversies. They spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal personnel matters. Prasad did not immediately respond to requests for comment Wednesday morning.

FDA’s drug center director, Dr. George Tidmarsh, will take over Prasad’s job in an acting role, according to an agency email shared with the AP. Tidmarsh started at the FDA last week after a decades-long career as a pharmaceutical executive and adjunct professor.

Recently, Laura Loomer exposed Vinay Prasad as a far-leftist, socialist “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and Bernie Sanders supporter.

Take a look at this:

🚨 ALERT 🚨

VINAY PRASAD, THE LEFTIST SABOTEUR UNDERMINING TRUMP’S @US_FDA, MUST BE FIRED NOW!

We have a crisis at the FDA! A wolf in sheep’s clothing is sabotaging President Trump’s bold “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda! Dr. Vinay Prasad @VPrasadMDMPH, a… https://t.co/T2cjicFB38 pic.twitter.com/EydtOgXYVs

— Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 22, 2025

ALERT

VINAY PRASAD, THE LEFTIST SABOTEUR UNDERMINING TRUMP’S @US_FDA, MUST BE FIRED NOW!

We have a crisis at the FDA! A wolf in sheep’s clothing is sabotaging President Trump’s bold “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) agenda! Dr. Vinay Prasad @VPrasadMDMPH, a self-proclaimed progressive liberal and Bernie Sanders fanboy, has wormed his way into a top FDA role as Director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) after he was appointed by RFK Jr @RobertKennedyJr.

This is no mere bureaucratic misstep. It’s a catastrophic vetting failure that threatens to derail the America First healthcare revolution. Prasad’s anti-Trump rhetoric, radical left-wing ideology, and deliberate actions to obstruct our President’s deregulatory mission prove he’s a dangerous misfit. The time to act is NOW—Prasad must be REMOVED before he destroys Trump’s vision for a healthier America!

Here’s what you need to know about Prasad (who has since blocked me on X for exposing him).

A Lifelong Progressive with a Vicious Anti-Trump Record

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Vinay Prasad isn’t just a liberal… he’s a card-carrying member of the Elizabeth Warren/Bernie Sanders fan club, proudly waving the progressive flag. His own words betray him:

– In 2021, Prasad boasted on X that he’s a “political liberal, closest to Elizabeth Warren” and a “Sanders/Warren liberal.” He voted for Sanders in 2016 and even donated to his socialist campaign.

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– In 2020, he admitted he “wanted Biden to win more than anything” and voted against Trump, proving his hatred for our President.

– As late as 2022 and 2023, he doubled down, calling himself a “lifelong progressive” and “Bernie fan.” No shame in his game!  

Prasad’s policy positions read like a socialist manifesto: universal basic income, student loan forgiveness, open borders, Roe v. Wade abortion standards, a 50% tax rate on high earners, a wealth tax, single-payer healthcare, and more. He’s obsessed with “economic remedies” for the “Black Community” & defends affirmative action like it’s his life’s mission, calling its ban a “poisonous idea.” This is the guy Trump’s FDA is supposed to trust?

This is INSANE!

Prasad’s views are a slap in the face to the conservative values of limited government, deregulation, and economic freedom that YOU voted for!

But, it gets even worse. Prasad’s hatred for Trump is personal and vicious. He’s called our President “perhaps the worst in the history of the Republic” and mocked him as “orange man”, a disgusting jab straight out of the radical Left’s playbook. He’s smeared Trump’s family separation policy as a “human rights violation,” laughed off election fraud concerns as “pathetic,” and called January 6 “a terrible day.” He even worships Dr. Anthony Fauci, gushing over “St. Anthony” as he calls him, and says he views Fauci with “profound reverence. This is not a man who can be trusted to carry out Trump’s agenda as Prasad is a traitor to the cause!

Sabotaging Trump’s Deregulatory Mission

Prasad isn’t just talking the talk—he’s walking the walk to undermine Trump’s FDA. As CBER Director, he’s amassed unprecedented power, holding *three* key roles: Chief Medical Officer, Chief Scientific Officer, and CBER Director. Rumor has it he’s even in line to lead the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), which could make him more powerful than FDA Commissioner Marty Makary. This is a progressive power grab, plain and simple, and Prasad is using it to stall Trump’s MAHA vision!

A Vetting Failure of Epic Proportions

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How did this happen? This is a vetting disaster that screams incompetence. Prasad’s progressive activism, cozy ties to left-leaning elites, & residence in liberal enclaves like San Francisco and Oregon should’ve been red flags. His appointment is a betrayal of the millions who voted for Trump to drain the swamp.

Vinay Prasad is a trojan horse in Trump’s FDA. It’s my recommendation that he be FIRED from the Trump admin.

See receipts below!

Good riddance…

Let’s get someone in the role who fully-aligns with RFK Jr.’s MAHA agenda — and that includes no dangerous experimental vaccines for children!

In actuality, Heather Flick Melanson — one of the officials who was initially blamed for approving the vaccine — was not fired from her role at all.

She resigned.

The story about her being fired was just a product of the fake news media.

CNN was forced to issue this update:

Kennedy’s chief of staff, Heather Flick Melanson, and deputy chief of staff for policy Hannah Anderson left HHS after only a handful of months on the job, following internal clashes that culminated in both of their removals this week.

After this story published, Flick Melanson said in an email, “It’s simple. I was not fired. I resigned.” Anderson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.