Trump appoints Sara Brenner as Kennedy’s senior public health counselor

8 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Apr 30

Brenner, an FDA deputy commissioner and self-described “MAHA mom”, will start within weeks as Kennedy’s liaison to the CDC and sometimes the White House.
The role does not require Senate confirmation and could give her significant influence over public health policy, with daily contact expected with top CDC officials and links to the NIH.
Her appointment alongside vaccine-supporting CDC director nominee Erica Schwartz suggests Kennedy’s scepticism of childhood immunisation may still shape an agency he has repeatedly clashed with.

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