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Will another candidate be announced as NIH Director before Jay Bhattacharya by February 28, 2025?
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Donald Trump•Jay Bhattacharya•Stanford University•Great Barrington Declaration•National Institutes of Health•NIH•Bhattacharya•Trump•Palm Beach•Washington Post
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Trump Considers Stanford Professor Jay Bhattacharya for NIH Director
Nov 24, 2024, 02:45 AM
President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford University professor known for his criticism of COVID-19 lockdowns and co-authoring the Great Barrington Declaration, as his top choice for the director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bhattacharya visited Trump's transition offices in Palm Beach on Friday, according to sources familiar with the matter. The Washington Post was the first to report this development, citing three people familiar with the situation.
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