Trump taps Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of COVID lockdown

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 taps Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of COVID lockdown, to be NIH director
Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic whom Trump nominated to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Both nominations are subject to Senate confirmation. "Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of,
Trump picks NIH critic Jay Bhattacharya to lead the agency
The Stanford University physician and economist, known for opposing Covid-19 lockdowns, has been tapped to lead the $47 billion biomedical research agency.
Trump names pandemic lockdown critic Jay Bhattacharya to lead NIH
President-elect Donald Trump selects Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, as the next director of the NIH.
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of Covid lockdowns, to lead National Institutes of Health
Donald Trump plans to nominate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor known for his criticism of Covid lockdowns, to lead the National Institutes of Health.
Trump names COVID lockdown critic Dr. Jay Bhattacharya as pick for NIH director
President-elect Donald Trump is nominating a close ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to serve as the head of the National Institutes of Health.
Who Is Jay Bhattacharya? The Lockdown Critic And ‘Herd Immunity’ Backer Picked To Lead NIH.
Bhattacharya remained a noted critic of lockdown measures over the following years and called them “the single biggest public health mistake” while at a gathering organized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2021.
Who is Jay Bhattacharya, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health?
Bhattacharya said he wants to reform the US medical research agency and restore public trust in scientific institutions. View on euronews
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