President Trump has approved a plan to fire Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, Kristin Brown and Ed O’Keefe of CBS News reports, citing two sources. The timing of his potential termination remains unknown, CBS adds. Similar reports of y Makary’s firing emerged on Friday. Biotech stocks that could be impacted by the news include Moderna (MRNA), Sarepta (SRPT), Xencor (XNCR), PTC Therapeutics (PTCT), Biohaven (BHVN), Edgewise Therapeutics (EWTX), Design Therapeutics (DSGN), Ultragenyx (RARE), Dyne Therapeutics (DYN), Wave Life Sciences (WVE), MeiraGTx (MGTX), uniQure (QURE), Regenxbio (RGNX), Novavax (NVAX) and Lexeo Therapeutics (LXEO).
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