Trump chooses Stanford's Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, outspoken critic of COVID interventions, to lead NIH

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "I am honored and humbled by President Trump's nomination of me to be the next NIHdirector," Bhattacharya said on X. "We will reform American scientific institutions so that they are worthy of trust again and will deploy the fruits of excellent science to make America healthy again!"In choosing Bhattacharya, Trump is picking someone with expertise in economics and health care policy who leads Stanford's Center on the Demography and Economics of Health and Aging.
58% : If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Bhattacharya would lead the $47.5 billion agency that is the world's largest funder of biomedical research.
55% : In a statement on social media, Trump said that "Together, Jay and RFK Jr. will restore the NIH to a Gold Standard of Medical Research as they examine the underlying causes of, and solutions to, America's biggest health challenges, including our Crisis of Chronic Illness and Disease," referring to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his choice to lead the NIH's parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services.

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