Biden to pick Vivek Murthy to lead Covid response

December 03, 2020 23:17

United States President-elect Joe Biden has tapped two close allies to oversee his administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, Politico has reported citing sources.

Transition co-chair and former Obama administration official Jeff Zients is set to serve as the White House's Covid-19 coordinator and Vivek Murthy, the former US surgeon general under Obama, will return to that role, but with a broader portfolio that will include serving as the top medical expert and public face of the work.

Marcella Nunez-Smith, a co-chair of Biden's Covid-19 advisory board, will also take a key role in the administration's response, focused on health disparities.

Biden's team plans to roll out these and other health care personnel announcements as soon as this weekend.

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