Why Jones Day Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Tuskegee of Pb Trump picks Johns Hopkins surgeon who argued against COVID lockdowns "He will work under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to, among other things, properly evaluate harmful chemicals poisoning our Nationâs food supply and drugs and biologics being given to our Nationâs youth, so that we can finally address the Childhood Chronic Disease Epidemic."
Marty Makary became a GOP favorite for his questioning of COVID restrictions.
ByAnne Flaherty and Will McDuffie
November 22, 2024, 6:08 PM
President-elect Donald Trump said he wants Marty Makary, a Johns Hopkins surgeon and author who argued against pandemic lockdowns, to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"He will work under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to, among other things, properly evaluate harmful chemicals poisoning our Nationâs food supply and drugs and biologics being given to our Nationâs youth, so that we can finally address the Childhood Chronic Disease Epidemic," Trump said in his announcement.
If confirmed by the Senate, Makary's job would be to oversee the FDA's $7 billion budget and report to the health secretary. The agency oversees $3.6 trillion in food, tobacco and medical products, including some 20,000 prescription drugs on the market.
Here are three things to know about Makary:
Makary is a respected transplant surgeon who questioned his colleagues' recommendations on COVID
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