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NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya Named Acting CDC Leader Amid Leadership Changes
Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting CDC director while continuing NIH leadership amid ongoing agency shake-ups driven by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
- On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that Jay Bhattacharya, NIH director, will assume acting leadership of the CDC, replacing Jim O'Neill, who served as acting CDC director and deputy secretary.
- After Monarez's removal, O'Neill became acting CDC director, with Politico first reporting his departure on Friday, amid disputed accounts by Kennedy.
- James O'Neill signed off on reducing recommended pediatric vaccines and served simultaneously as acting CDC director and HHS deputy secretary before exiting both roles; the administration plans to nominate him to lead the National Science Foundation.
- Several top CDC officials resigned in protest after Susan Monarez's ouster, reducing leadership continuity, while NIH faces vacancies with more than half of its 27 institutes and centers lacking permanent directors.
- O'Neill's planned NSF nomination and Bhattacharya becoming the third CDC leader since summer indicate a broader administrative reshuffle, a Reuters official said.
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NIH's Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director
The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.
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Power Shift at CDC: Bhattacharya Takes Helm Amid Controversy
Power Shift at CDC: Bhattacharya Takes Helm Amid Controversy Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, is set to helm the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as its acting director, according to a statement by a Trump administration official on Wednesday. The New York Times initially reported the appointment.This change marks a turbulent period for the CDC, following the firing of former director Susan Monarez …
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