CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes
AP Medical Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — The outgoing head of the nation’s top public health agency is urging the next administration to maintain its focus and funding to keep Americans safe from emerging health threats. Dr. Mandy Cohen is director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but she will be leaving office in January after about 18 months in the job. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday night said he picked Dave Weldon, a former Congressman from Florida, to be the agency’s next chief. Cohen said she hasn’t met Weldon yet. She previously voiced concern about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine advocate nominated to oversee all federal public health agencies.
