Prognosis
CDC Hires Maine Infectious Disease Chief as Second-in-Command
Nirav Shah
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The head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has hired Maine’s top infectious disease official to serve as her principal deputy director, the latest move in a broader reorganization of the agency.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky’s new second-in-command, Maine CDC Director Nirav Shah, will start in March, Maine Governor Janet Mills said in a statement Thursday.