Trump turns to critic of COVID mandates to run NIH
Donald Trump,Trump Administration,Politics,NIH,Public Health,Jay Bhattacharya,Coronavirus Lockdowns,Robert F Kennedy Jr
President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University health researcher, to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health.
"Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to the Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America's biggest Health challenges, including our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease. Together, they will work hard to Make American Healthy Again!" Trump wrote in a statement making the announcement.
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