The director of the National Institutes of Health is also taking over as acting head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to an administration official.
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Jay Bhattacharya attends an event with first lady Melania Trump at The Children's Inn in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health, speaks at an event on addiction recovery in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington, as Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and Attorney General Pam Bondi listen. National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya attends an event with first lady Melania Trump at The Children's Inn in Bethesda, Md., Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. – National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also temporarily become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official said Wednesday. The change was first reported by The New York Times and confirmed by the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the appointment hadn’t been made public.abruptly fired then-CDC Director Susan Monarez last summer, less than a month after the Senate confirmed her for the job. Deputy Health Secretary Jim O’Neill, a former investor, had been serving as the acting CDC director and overseeing those vaccine changes before his reported departure last week. Bhattacharya is a health economist who, as a Stanford University professor, was an outspoken critic of the government’s COVID-19 shutdowns and vaccine policies. At the NIH, he oversees the largest public funder of biomedical research. At a recent Senate hearing, Bhattacharya said childhood measles vaccination was “the best way to address the measles epidemic in this country,” and testified that he'd seen no evidence linking any single vaccine to autism. Trump administration officials have said they planned to find a permanent CDC director, a job that requires confirmation by the Senate.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.‘It looked like he got hit by a car’: Helotes dog returns home with mysterious injuriesVIA employee union ‘not on board’ with free bus fare pushJudson ISD student shares frustration over potential Franz Elem. closureFIVE YEARS AGO: A look back at the historic February 2021 winter storm in San AntonioSan Antonio surgeon shares his heart attack survival story, encourages others to prioritize health4 in 5 Texas Education Freedom Account applicants plan on attending private schoolGet a loook at the 2026 Rodeo fairground food!😋VALENTINE'S FORECAST: Storms are likely around San AntonioSCAM ALERT: Watch out for romance scams ahead of Valentine’s DayEl Paso airspace reopened after FAA quickly reverses 10-day flight restrictionsVIA partners with San Antonio leaders to offer free, reduced bus fares
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