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Trump chooses the members of his government in charge of health and epidemics in the US
The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, announced this Friday the main figures who will become part of his Government and will be in charge of health issues, including the director of the agency that was in charge of the government strategy in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thus, Trump announced the appointment of former Congressman Dave Weldon as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a doctor with more than four decades of experience and an army veteran.
In his political career, he worked in the Labor Allocations subcommittee in the preparation of budgets for organizations such as the CDC and also to promulgate a ban on human embryo patents.
In a statement, the president-elect said that Weldon stands out as “a respected conservative leader in fiscal and social issues.”
Trump seeks trust in health institutions
With his arrival in the Government, Trump will seek to get Americans to regain “confidence” in the CDC and federal health authorities, “who have participated in censorship, data manipulation and misinformation,” said the former president (2017-2021).
The future president also announced today that Janette Nesheiwat will be the Surgeon General of the United States, a position that is responsible for being the main spokesperson for public health issues in the country.
Nesheiwat, he said, “is a fierce defender and a strong communicator of preventive medicine and public health.”
“She is committed to ensuring that Americans have access to affordable and quality health care, and believes in empowering people to take charge of their health to live longer and healthier lives,” he said.
During the covid-19 pandemic, Trump recalled, he worked on the front line in New York City treating thousands of Americans. He also provided medical treatment in the field after Hurricane Katrina and the Joplin tornadoes and has participated in international crises in Morocco, Haiti and Poland.
“His experience and leadership have been fundamental during some of the most challenging health care crises of our time,” he said.
Nominated for the FDA
The Republican leader also nominated surgeon Marty Makary as FDA commissioner on Friday, an organization that, in his opinion, has also “lost the trust of Americans and has lost sight of its main objective as a regulator.”
Makary will work under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s controversial election as Secretary of Health.
Among other things, he will be in charge of “adequately evaluating harmful chemicals that poison the food supply” and medicines and biological products that are supplied to young people, in order to “address the epidemic of chronic childhood diseases.”
International
U.S. strike in Caribbean kills three suspected drug traffickers
A U.S. strike on a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean killed three people on Saturday, according to Pentagon Chief Pete Hegseth, marking the latest in a series of attacks in international waters.
The United States has deployed ships to the Caribbean and sent fighter jets to Puerto Rico as part of a large military force that Washington says is aimed at curbing drug trafficking.
“This vessel, like all the others, was known to our intelligence for being involved in illicit narcotics smuggling,” Hegseth stated on X. “Three narcoterrorists were aboard the vessel during the attack, which took place in international waters,” he added.
Experts argue that the attacks, which began in early September, amount to extrajudicial executions, even if the targets are known traffickers.
Washington has yet to publicly provide evidence that the targeted individuals were actively smuggling drugs or posed a threat to the United States.
Hegseth said the U.S. would continue “hunting… and killing” suspected traffickers. He also shared video footage of the strike, showing the vessel being hit and engulfed in flames. As in previous videos, sections of the ship were blurred, making it impossible to verify the number of people on board.
The United Nations called on Friday for Washington to halt its attacks.
International
At least 23 killed in Sonora supermarket blast, including minors
At least 23 people were killed and 11 others injured in an explosion at a supermarket in Hermosillo, in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, local authorities reported on Saturday.
“So far, there are 23 confirmed deaths and 11 injured, including minors,” said Sonora Governor Alfonso Durazo in a video message. He added that the injured are receiving treatment in various hospitals across the city.
“I have ordered a thorough and transparent investigation to determine the causes of the incident and assign responsibility where appropriate,” Durazo said.
The explosion occurred at a Waldo’s store in downtown Hermosillo. Local authorities confirmed that the incident was not an attack nor related to any violent act against civilians.
Meanwhile, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her condolences on X, offering sympathy to the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives.
International
Floods in Central Vietnam leave 28 dead, thousands displaced
The death toll from heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam has risen to 28, with six people reported missing and 43 injured, local newspaper VnExpress reported Friday night.
More than 22,100 homes remain flooded, primarily in the cities of Hue and Da Nang. Floods and landslides have destroyed or swept away 91 houses and damaged another 181, the report added.
Around 245,000 households are still without electricity, particularly in Da Nang, where over 225,000 homes are affected.
Additionally, 80 stretches of national highways are blocked or disrupted due to landslides. Authorities expect the flooding to continue for another day or two in the region.
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