“Trump taps Gerald Parker to be new head of pandemic office as bird flu threat grows”

By Alexander Tin

“President Trump has selected Gerald Parker, a veterinarian and former top-ranking federal health official, to head the White House’s pandemic office, two U.S. officials tell CBS News.
“”I’ve not been a fan of every choice that Donald Trump has made. And I’ve been very critical of many of them. This one is a very good choice,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator under President Biden.
Jha said he had consulted with Parker many times, describing him as widely known within the public health community as “deeply knowledgeable, serious, not particularly partisan, but really just very focused on important issues.””
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-head-pandemic-office-gerald-parker/

“Tracking Bird Flu Is Largely Left to States. Under Trump, the Federal Government Might Step Even Further Back.”
by Nina B. Elkadi
““I’m sure that this administration does not want another pandemic as it moves forward. My concerns are that we might be taking our focus off of infectious disease in general, and then off of H5N1, when we actually need a lot more focus,” she says. “We need to remember that there are really important roles that government plays in protecting human health.””
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https://sentientmedia.org/tracking-bird-flu-trump-federal-government/

“Travelers and health-care providers should be on alert due to Ebola disease outbreak in Uganda, CDC warns”
By Jen Christensen
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/06/health/cdc-warning-ebola-disease-outbreak-uganda/index.html?cid=ios_app