Trump Nominates COVID-Skeptic Jay Bhattacharya to Lead NIH

President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor known for opposing Covid lockdowns, as the director of the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya co-authored the "Great Barrington Declaration," advocating for herd immunity through natural infection, a stance criticized by many health experts. Trump also intends to appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and Jim O’Neill as deputy secretary. Bhattacharya aims to reform American scientific institutions to restore public trust.