A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors--and the White House won't say when that will change.
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The unusual dual role has renewed criticism of Bhattacharya's lack of leadership.
At least 72 new measles cases have been confirmed in the last week for a total of 982 so far this year, according to updated data from the CDC.
/PRNewswire/ -- The CDC has provided a mid-January update on the 2025/2026 winter season. While there have been worse years on record, respiratory illness ...
Postponement of ACIP meeting this month comes as US pediatricians challenge committee's legitimacy in court ...
CDC delays its ACIP vaccine advisory meeting to mid-March amid a legal challenge to the committee's composition under HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Read more here.
Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of the CDC's Covid-19 response, will now lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
RFK Jr ally Jay Bhattacharya was named acting director of the CDC and will be fourth leader in a year to head agency ...
Jay Bhattacharya takes over CDC, signaling shift from Fauci-era pandemic policies.
Former head Jim O'Neill has been tapped to lead the National Science Foundation.