White House Names New Pandemic Preparedness Lead Amid Ebola Outbreak Concerns

The White House announced new pandemic-response leadership, naming Dr. Sara Brenner — a physician and former FDA principal deputy commissioner — to lead the Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy, a position that had been unfilled through most of Trump's second term. The move responds to an ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC/Uganda region along with concurrent US concerns over New World screwworm and hantavirus.