Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the National Institutes of Health, remains a vocal critic of Dr. Anthony Fauci and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump announced in a statement on Tuesday that he had picked Bhattacharya,

Trump announced on Tuesday night that he would nominate Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a Stanford professor of health policy and outspoken critic of the nation’s public health system, to lead the National Institutes of Health.

Dr. Jay Bhattacharya Bhattacharya is a physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates.

Jay Bhattacharya, Trump's pick to lead the NIH, is known for arguing against lockdowns and for "herd immunity" to control the COVID-19 virus.

President-elect Donald Trump selects Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, a critic of lockdowns and vaccine mandates, as the next director of the NIH.

The Stanford University physician and economist, known for opposing Covid-19 lockdowns, has been tapped to lead the $47 billion biomedical research agency.

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images News U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Jay Bhattacharya to serve as director of the National Institutes of

Bhattacharya was one of three authors an October 2020 open letter maintaining that lockdowns were causing irreparable harm.

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