File - Jay Bhattacharya speaks during the 2023 Forbes Healthcare Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Dec. 5, 2023 in New York City.Taylor Hill/Getty Images
Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health
The decision to choose Bhattacharya for the post is yet another reminder of the ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic on the politics on public health