Trump taps COVID-19 lockdown skeptic to lead NIH

Nov. 26 (UPI) -- President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday evening that he has tapped Jay Bhattacharya, an ally of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a prominent critic of COVID-19 lockdowns, to serve as the director of the National Institutes of Health.

"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," Trump said in a statement.

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