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Jay Bhattacharya
Executive
Jay Bhattacharya is the director of the National Institutes of Health, now serving as the acting director of the CDC.
Notable Quotes
"If they weren't in close contact with someone who was symptomatic, then we're going to deem them a low risk."View Story →
"We’re going to interview them and assess them for risk."View Story →
"he did not want to cause public panic, insisting that human-to-human transmission was rare and it should not be treated like Covid."View Story →
"none of them had symptoms while they were traveling."View Story →
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