Jay Bhattacharya
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is a physician and health policy researcher known for his controversial views on public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was one of the panelists on the Alberta task force that recommended a halt to COVID-19 vaccines, and he co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration, which criticized lockdowns and other public health interventions.
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Jay Bhattacharya, acting head of the CDC, reportedly opposed the Ebola center in Kenya.
Trump vill skicka ebolapatienter till Kenya – stoppas av domstol
Sweden· 2026-05-29
The director of the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, stepped in to the temporary role of acting director of CDC earlier this month.
CDC deputy director abruptly departs agency
United States· 2026-02-23
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the Trump administration's crackdown on doctors providing gender surgeries on underage patients.
Federal judge strikes down California school gender identity policyUnited States· 2025-12-24
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya stated that the agency will end support for research into gender transition.
Trump moves to ban transgender care for minors by targeting hospitalsUnited States· 2025-12-18
Jay Bhattacharya is the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health and was present during the announcement of the policy change.
COVID-19 vaccination lowers risks during pregnancy, UBC study finds
Canada· 2025-12-16
Jay Bhattacharya is a professor whose outspoken denunciations of pandemic lockdowns made him a right-wing icon.
The Trump-MAHA-Stanford nexus of US health policyUnited States· 2025-11-08
Jay Bhattacharya, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, was present during the announcement of the policy change regarding COVID vaccinations.
Quebec’s outgoing public-health director hopeful there will be enough free COVID-19 shots to go aroundCanada· 2025-09-30
Jay Bhattacharya is the director of the NIH who showed interest in Baccarelli's study.
Baccarelli, il prof italiano citato da Trump: «Il paracetamolo in gravidanza? Possibili effetti neurologici nei bambini ma servono altri studi»
Italy· 2025-09-25
Jay Bhattacharya was mentioned as one of the officials involved in the leucovorin initiative.
Leucovorin, la «pillola contro l'autismo» presentata dall'amministrazione Trump funziona o no?Italy· 2025-09-23
NIH chief Jay Bhattacharya announced a new research initiative to explore the causes of autism.
Autismus-Risiko durch Schmerzmittel? Trumps Warnung vor Tylenol
Switzerland· 2025-09-23
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya discussed research suggesting that leucovorin is effective in off-label use for children with autism.
Cancer drug leucovorin may show promise for autism treatment, administration officials sayUnited States· 2025-09-23
US National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya announced more than $50 million in awards to support research projects on autism.
Trump links autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, despite decades of evidence it’s safeUnited States· 2025-09-23
Jay Bhattacharya is a former Stanford professor and critic of vaccine mandates and lockdown policies.
Deutschland droht eine neue Pandemie-ZensurSwitzerland· 2025-09-09
National Institutes of Health director Jay Bhattacharya, a Donald Trump appointee, told Fox News.
State plans to end all mandates, top doctor compares requirements to slavery
Australia· 2025-09-04
President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya.
Trump claims tariffs drive $15T investment as court rules against policyUnited States· 2025-09-01
Jay Bhattacharya is mentioned as the head of the National Institutes of Health.
Top FDA official demands removal of YouTube videos of himself that criticized Covid vaccines | Trump administration
United Kingdom· 2025-08-31
Jay Bhattacharya was called upon to refrain from dangerous politicization of mRNA vaccine technology.
‘An existential threat’: US health workers call Robert F Kennedy Jr a risk to public health | Robert F Kennedy JrUnited Kingdom· 2025-08-21
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya addresses the Trump administration's decision to end investment in mRna vaccine development.
AAP defies CDC guidance with COVID vaccine recommendation for kidsUnited States· 2025-08-19
President Donald Trump, joined by National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya.
Sen. Josh Hawley proposes $600 tariff rebates for American familiesUnited States· 2025-07-30
Jay Bhattacharya is the National Institutes of Health Director named in the lawsuit concerning Covid-19 vaccine recommendations.
Major medical associations sue Kennedy, Trump administration health leaders for Covid-19 vaccine changesUnited States· 2025-07-08
NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya said in a news release that the multi-disciplinary research program will focus on public health tracking.
Two years after train derailment, NIH to commission longer-term health studies of East Palestine residentsUnited States· 2025-06-20
Jay Bhattacharya, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, was present during the announcement of the policy change regarding COVID vaccinations.
Alberta government to charge for COVID-19 shots starting this fallCanada· 2025-06-14
Stanford health policy professor Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and two colleagues published an open letter calling for a contrarian approach to managing the risks of the pandemic.
NIH employees publish ‘Bethesda Declaration’ in dissent of Trump administration policiesUnited States· 2025-06-09
National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya was present during Kennedy's announcement regarding the Covid vaccine.
Covid-19 shots for healthy children remain on CDC vaccine schedule despite Kennedy’s pledge to remove themUnited States· 2025-05-31
Jay Bhattacharya, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, was present during the announcement of the policy change.
Canadian doctors continue to recommend COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant people, countering U.S. policy changeCanada· 2025-05-29Kennedy's letter was co-signed by Jay Bhattacharya and Martin Makary, heads of the two US agencies.
Ostriches facing cull at Canada farm find allies in Trump officialsUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-28
He was flanked by National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya.
RFK Jr. says Covid-19 shot will no longer be recommended for healthy children and pregnant womenUnited States· 2025-05-27Jay Bhattacharya is the US National Institutes of Health Director who acknowledged the uncomfortable topic of the pandemic's origins during a town hall meeting.
NIH staff stage walkout during director’s town hall as tensions persist over research cuts, ideologyUnited States· 2025-05-26
Jay Bhattacharya aims to refocus the NIH on diseases that actually affect the American population.
Trump greift die NIH anSwitzerland· 2025-05-25
Dr. Jay Bhattacharya is the National Institutes of Health Director who commented on the timeline for autism research results.
Kennedy pushes autism study deadline, calls on farmers to support MAHA agendaUnited States· 2025-05-23
