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    Biden taps Mandy Cohen — former North Carolina health secretary — to lead CDC

    President Biden's pick for the next director of the CDC is Dr. Mandy Cohen, an internal medicine physician with experience in state and federal government.
    by Pien Huang Jun 16, 2023 4 minutes

    President Biden has named Dr. Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve as the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    In his announcement, Biden praised Cohen's experience and leadership. "Dr. Cohen is one of the nation's top physicians and health leaders," Biden said in the statement, "[She] has been recognized by leaders from both parties" for her ability [to] find common ground and put complex policy into action."

    Cohen, 44, is an internal medicine physician who has served in top positions in state and federal government and in the private sector. From 2017-2021, she served as health secretary in North Carolina, where she

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