Former Labradoodle breeder tapped to lead US pandemic task force
WASHINGTON - On January 21, the day the first US case of coronavirus was reported, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services appeared on Fox News to report the latest on the disease as it ravaged China. Alex Azar, a 52-year-old lawyer and former drug industry executive, assured Americans the US government was prepared.“We developed a diagnostic test at the CDC, so we can confirm if somebody has this,” Azar said.
The HHS role was to muster resources from key public health agencies: the CDC, FDA, National Institutes of Health, Office of Global Affairs and the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.Harrison decided, the sources say, to exclude FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn from the task force. “He said he didn’t need to be included,” said one official with knowledge of the matter.When task force members were announced January 29, neither Hahn nor the FDA were included.
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