NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Named Acting CDC Leader Amid Leadership Changes

NIH’s Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also temporarily become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official said.

NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.

NIH director will reportedly temporarily run CDC in leadership shake-up - The Boston Globe

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve until President Trump appoints a permanent director — a position that now requires confirmation by the Senate.

White House taps Jay Bhattacharya, CDC critic, to lead agency for now

The co-author of the Great Barrington Declaration, which rebuked CDC’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, will oversee the nation’s leading public health agency.

NIH chief to become CDC acting director

Jay Bhattacharya, the director of the National Institutes of Health, has been tapped as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention following Jim O'Neill's removal last week, according to multiple reports.

Power Shift at CDC: Bhattacharya Takes Helm Amid Controversy

Power Shift at CDC: Bhattacharya Takes Helm Amid Controversy Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, is set to helm the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as its acting director, according to a statement by a Trump administration official on Wednesday. The New York Times initially reported the appointment.This change marks a turbulent period for the CDC, following the firing of former director Susan Monarez …