Mandy Cohen, who led NC’s coronavirus response, likely to be Biden’s next CDC leader

Dr. Mandy Cohen, who led North Carolina’s public health response to the coronavirus pandemic, could become a national health leader in President Joe Biden’s administration. The Washington Post reported Thursday that Cohen is Biden’s pick for head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cohen was secretary of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services before stepping down about a year and a half ago to go into the private sector. A source familiar with the matter told McClatchy that the decision is not final, as Cohen still must...