The White House did not nominate a new CDC director on Wednesday despite coming up against a federally imposed deadline to do so.
White House spokesperson Kush Desai told Healio that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, will continue to perform the duties of acting CDC director until a permanent replacement is selected.
“Restoring competence and confidence in CDC decision-making remains a top priority for the White House after the Biden administration’s COVID excesses,” Desai said. “Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s leadership at the CDC is a great service to the country, and he has now been delegated