The New NIH Director

Several weeks ago, I had discussed here Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and posted an interview he had recently given. This evening, it was announced he will be Trump’s NIH director.

Trump’s nominations thus far have been a mixed bag in my opinion. However, this was a great pick. Remain mindful that the NIH is a research agency that doles out grants. It is not a public health agency designed to respond to pandemics. And from a constitutional standpoint, it is an agency that ought not even exist.

But we learned during the pandemic it has enormous power. The academic medical centers are intensely afraid of contradicting those who run the NIH; and found themselves completely corrupted during Covid.

However, Dr. Bhattacharya is one of the great heroes of the pandemic and will bring a much better approach to the agency:

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