MedPage Today November 27, 2024
— Bhattacharya was also a critic of COVID pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen health economist Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates, to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Trump, in a statement Tuesday evening, said Bhattacharya, a 56-year-old physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, will work in cooperation with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), “to direct the Nation’s Medical Research, and to make important discoveries that will improve Health, and save lives.”
“Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes...
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