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Feds Name New COVID Response Coordinator

The White House named Ashish Jha, MD, as the new COVID-19 Response Coordinator on March 17, replacing current chief Jeff Zients, a White House brief indicates

Currently, Dr. Jha leads Brown University’s School of Public Health and has been an outspoken commentator on the pandemic.

“Dr. Jha is one of the leading public health experts in America, and a well known figure to many Americans from his wise and calming public presence,” notes President Biden in a statement. “And as we enter a new moment in the pandemic — executing on my National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and managing the ongoing risks from COVID — Dr. Jha is the perfect person for the job.”