Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The Trump administration’s “Make America healthy again” (Maha) agenda appears to be stalled as two of the government’s most influential public health positions sit empty. The president has yet to nominate a permanent director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), leaving a leade...

By Shrai Popat, Melody Schreiber and Michelle Smith