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PBS Newshour

News Wrap: Bhattacharya to serve as acting head of CDC

Season 2026 Episode 39 | 5m 49s

In our news wrap Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting head of the CDC, the FDA reversed its decision to consider whether to approve a new mRNA flu shot from Moderna and billionaire Les Wexner told lawmakers he was "duped by a world-class con-man" as he faced questions about his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

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