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With NIH in chaos, its controversial director is taking over CDC, too

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Jay Bhattacharya, the controversial director of the National Institutes of Health, has taken on an additional role as acting director of the CDC, a move criticized by public health experts and researchers due to his association with anti-vaccine policies under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., highlighting the political turmoil in US public health leadership.

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