NIH director Bhattacharya tapped as acting CDC head

Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC’s Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
Fierce Healthcare

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya to take over as temporary CDC chief: media reports

Debra Houry, M.D., a former chief medical officer at the CDC who departed in August, told the NYT that while the CDC and the NIH do have programs they work on together, the agencies "have a ...
BioSpace

NIH’s Jay Bhattacharya Steps In as Acting CDC Chief

Jay Bhattacharya will become the latest leader of the CDC on an acting basis, days after Jim O’Neill stepped aside.
Opinion

The problem(s) with Trump’s NIH chief also serving as Trump’s CDC director

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya arguably shouldn't have either job. Experts say trying to hold down both is “a recipe for disaster.” ...
Becker's Hospital Review

NIH director named acting CDC chief amid leadership shake-ups

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, director of the National Institutes of Health, has been appointed acting director of the CDC, effective Feb. 18, an administration official confirmed to Becker’s. He will lead ...
Inside Higher Ed

NIH Director Will Be Acting CDC Chief; O’Neill to Be Nominated NSF Director

The official said NIH director Jay Bhattacharya will maintain his current duties while also leading the CDC “until a ...
Opinion
MedPage Today on MSNOpinion

I was a CDC senior leader. From what I saw, no one should run two agencies.

Placing Jay Bhattacharya in charge of both NIH and CDC raises concerns ...
Healio

HHS confirms acting director Jim O’Neill out at CDC

HHS confirmed with Healio on Monday that Deputy HHS Secretary Jim O'Neill is no longer the acting CDC director.HHS spokesman ...