Trump appoints Dr.Jay Bhattacharya as the head of NIH: A change in public health leadership.


Trump appoints Dr.Jay Bhattacharya as the head of NIH: A change in public health leadership.

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Trump appoints Dr.Jay Bhattacharya as the head of NIH: A change in public health leadership.

Donald Trump, who was elected president, has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to be in charge of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH is a very important group that does medical research in the United States.

Dr. Bhattacharya is a health economist, which means he studies how money affects healthcare. He has been critical of lockdowns and rules that make people get vaccinated, especially during the COVID pandemic.

Dr. Bhattacharya was one of the authors of the Great Barrington Declaration. This declaration, written in 2020, argued that lockdowns were harmful and that people should build up immunity to COVID-19 naturally.

Trump also announced that Jim O'Neill will be the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). O'Neill is an investor who has worked with Peter Thiel, a big supporter of Trump.

The NIH is part of HHS, and it gets a lot of money to do research on important health issues. Some of the things NIH has helped with include finding new cancer treatments and developing vaccines.


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Who did Donald Trump choose to be in charge of the NIH?

Donald Trump chose Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to be in charge of the NIH.

What does Dr. Bhattacharya study?

Dr. Bhattacharya studies how money affects healthcare.

What is the NIH important for?

The NIH is important for doing medical research in the United States.


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