US EditionNIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Named Acting CDC Leader Amid Leadership Changes
Jay Bhattacharya will lead the CDC temporarily while maintaining his NIH role amid a leadership reshuffle triggered by disputes over vaccine policies and firings, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Jay Bhattacharya, NIH director, will assume acting leadership of the CDC, replacing Jim O'Neill, who served as acting CDC director and deputy secretary.
- After Monarez's removal, O'Neill became acting CDC director, with Politico first reporting his departure on Friday, amid disputed accounts by Kennedy.
- James O'Neill signed off on reducing recommended pediatric vaccines and served simultaneously as acting CDC director and HHS deputy secretary before exiting both roles; the administration plans to nominate him to lead the National Science Foundation.
- Several top CDC officials resigned in protest after Susan Monarez's ouster, reducing leadership continuity, while NIH faces vacancies with more than half of its 27 institutes and centers lacking permanent directors.
- O'Neill's planned NSF nomination and Bhattacharya becoming the third CDC leader since summer indicate a broader administrative reshuffle, a Reuters official said.
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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya becomes third CDC head in under a year
The National Institutes of Health announced its director, Jay Bhattacharya, would also temporarily head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The New York Times reports. Bhattacharya is the third person to lead the CDC since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Last summer, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy fired then-CDC Director Susan Monarez less than a month after the Senate confirmed her nominat…
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USA TodayNIH director Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of COVID lockdowns, to temporarily run CDC
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will step in as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a Trump administration official said on Feb. 18, part of a broader shakeup within the health department ahead of…
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Tom Williams/APJay Bhattacharya, the Director of the National Institute of Health, will also serve as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House said Thursday.The announcement came as part of a leadership restructuring at the Department of Health and Human Services. Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed HHS’s deputy secretary, Jim O’Neill last week, who was also serving as acting director of the CDC.The de…
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