Dr Ashish Jha To Take Over As Biden's Covid Response Coordinator
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US President Joe Biden's statement announcing Dr Ashish Jha's appointment praised him as one of the leading public health experts in America.
Indian-American public health expert Dr Ashish Jha will take over as President Joe Biden's COVID-19 Response Coordinator next month, the White House announced on Thursday.
Biden's COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, it said.
Biden's statement announcing Dr Jha's appointment praised him as one of the leading public health experts in America and "a well known figure to many Americans from his wise and calming public presence." Dr Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.
"..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," Biden said.
