To improve the performance of our website, show the most relevant news products and targeted advertising, we collect technical impersonal information about you, including through the tools of our partners. You can find a detailed description of how we use your data in our Privacy Policy. For a detailed description of the technologies, please see the Cookie and Automatic Logging Policy.
By clicking on the Accept & Close button, you provide your explicit consent to the processing of your data to achieve the above goal.
You can withdraw your consent using the method specified in the Privacy Policy.
Accept & Close
Sputnik International
Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from OANN.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology, Politics, Sports.
US Senate to Hold Confirmation Hearing For Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General
Murthy was previously Surgeon General under President Barack Obama in 2014 before he was asked to step down by the Trump administration.
Vivek Murthy. Photo: PTI
World25/Feb/2021
Washington: Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy, President Joe Biden’s nominee to serve as US Surgeon General, is expected to reflect on the death of his seven family members in India and America due to COVID-19 to highlight his plans to end the pandemic during his confirmation hearing on Thursday.
The confirmation hearing of Murthy, 43, by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions comes days after reports that he made more than $2 million from pandemic consulting speeches.
California attorney general Xavier Becerra stressed “science and facts first” during opening remarks at his Senate confirmation hearing to become Secretary of Health and Human Services.