Controversy and Leadership Changes Shake CDC Amidst Chaos
TL;DR
Jim O’Neill, a non-medical investor with ties to Peter Thiel and a background in humanities, has been appointed as the acting head of the CDC by President Trump amid a turbulent period for the agency, with concerns about his lack of medical training and his connections to libertarian and anti-regulation circles raising questions about his influence on vaccine and health policies.
- The new head of the CDC has no training in medicine and once helped Peter Thiel develop man-made islands floating outside U.S. territory Fortune
- CDC director Susan Monarez fired by Trump administration after refusing to resign NBC News
- It's been a week of chaos at the CDC. Here are 5 things to know NPR
- What to Know About Jim O’Neill, the New Acting C.D.C. Director The New York Times
- The meeting that sparked Monarez’s dismissal Politico
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