Trump nominates critic of COVID-19 lockdowns to reform NIH
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya called for pandemic restrictions to be replaced with a herd immunity approach. Read more.
Trump names COVID lockdown skeptic to lead NIH, another sign of shifts in key agencies
President-elect Trump selected a critic of COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates to lead the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is known for co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration, a 2020 manifesto that advocated allowing COVID to spread in order to achieve herd immunity.
Trump taps COVID-19 lockdown skeptic to lead NIH
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that he has tapped Jay Bhattacharya, a prominent critic of COVID-19 lockdowns, to serve as the director of the National Institutes of Health.
Trump picks Covid lockdown critic to lead top health agency
The physician and economist was the face of the Great Barrington Declaration, which opposed widespread lockdowns.
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President-elect Trump’s team to lead the nation’s health agencies is rapidly coming together. Trump first tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Then,
Meet the health care critics Trump picked to lead top U.S. health agencies under RFK Jr.
On Tuesday night, Trump nominated Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health, tapping an opponent of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates to lead the nation's top medical research agency.
How Trump’s Picks for Top Health Agencies Could Change U.S. Health Care
Fact checked by Nick Blackmer President-elect Donald Trump announced a line-up of medical doctors to fill three top health roles in his administration over the weekend. Trump will nominate Florida Representative Dave Weldon to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
Covid-19 Infection Can Shrink Cancer Tumors
Severe infection with Covid-19 has been found to produce a powerful cancer-fighting cell that can shrink tumors.
How Will Trump’s Covid Contrarians Handle the Next Pandemic?
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s selections to run the nation’s health agencies are alarming infectious disease experts.
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