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‘Extremely Dangerous’: Fmr CDC Official Raises Concerns Over RFK Jr., Says Vaccines Are Part Of ‘Social Contract’
Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Acting Director Dr. Richard Besser raised concerns Sunday over Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) because…
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About Richard E. Besser
Richard E. Besser is an American doctor and executive who has served as president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation since April 2017. Besser served as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) from January to June 2009. He was ABC News' former chief health and medical editor. Besser is a brother-in-law to Scottish singer Annie Lennox.
Everything about Richard E. Besser →- Occupation
- physician
- Position held
- chief executive officer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- 1959