Photo / AP fileUnited States President-elect Joe Biden has outlined his team to take on the Covid-19 pandemic and other health issues. Separately, Biden picked a Harvard infectious disease expert, Dr Rochelle Walensky, to head the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. And he announced a new advisory role for Dr Anthony Fauci, the US Government's top infectious disease expert. Former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a co-chair of Biden's coronavirus task force, is returning to his post as the nation's doctor, with broader responsibilities. Walensky is a leading infectious disease specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and has devoted her career to combatting HIV/Aids.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 07, 2020 20:15 UTC