If confirmed, Makary would run one of the nation's leading health agencies, overseeing the regulation of food and drugs.

Dr. Marty Makary, nominee to be commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appears before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee for his confirmation hearing on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Senators asked Makary about the FDA’s decision to cancel a scheduled meeting of its outside committee of vaccine experts to discuss the design of this year’s influenza vaccine