Prasad

American  

[pruh-sahd] / prəˈsɑd /

noun

1. Rajendra 1884–1963, first president of the Republic of India 1950–62.

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Prasad British  

/ prəˈsɑːd /

noun

1. Rajendra (rɑːˈdʒɛndrə). 1884–1963, Indian statesman and journalist; first president of India (1950–62)

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Example Sentences

Vinay Prasad, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, reportedly issued a memo to staff last week that said the regulator plans to acknowledge that 10 children died after getting the vaccine.

From MarketWatch

The FDA has not publicly shared the internal research cited in the memo, although Prasad said it comes from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, which gathers reports of adverse events from the public, healthcare professionals and manufacturers.

From MarketWatch

Wall Street is now considering how Prasad’s memo, which also reportedly mentions vaccines for flu and pneumonia, may affect drugmakers that aren’t just working on mRNA technology and COVID-19 vaccines.

From MarketWatch

Dr. Vinay Prasad, FDA’s top vaccine regulator, proposed changes to the vaccine evaluation process, according to reports.

From Barron's

Prasad also proposed changes to the FDA’s vaccine evaluation process, singling out flu and pneumonia vaccines as examples, according to multiple media reports on the memo.

From Barron's