According to reports reaching Oyogist.com, US President-elect Joe Biden appointed an Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his health secretary, thus putting him in control of the Covid-19 pandemic response team.
Joe Biden also appointed a Harvard infectious disease expert, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, as chairperson of the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
AG Becerra was a former senior house Democrat, well known for his involvement in the Obama health law.