Who is Jim O’Neill? CDC chief set to bolster RFK Jr plan to remake vaccine policy

Ally of health secretary worked as speechwriter in George W Bush administration and has no training in medicineThe White House has chosen a top aide to health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to temporarily lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – an appointment that is expected to...

<p>Ally of health secretary worked as speechwriter in George W Bush administration and has no training in medicine</p><p>The White House has chosen a top aide to health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr to temporarily lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – an appointment that is expected to bolster Kennedy’s goals of remaking federal vaccine policy.</p><p>Jim O’Neill, a biotech investor and speechwriter for the health department during the George W Bush administration, as acting director of the agency that oversees vaccine recommendations, a White House official confirmed to the Guardian.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/28/jim-oneill-cdc-profile">Continue reading...</a>
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