Ashish K. Jha, dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, will succeed Jeffrey Zients to serve as the White House coronavirus response coordinator, at the request of President Joe Biden.
In last week’s issue of The Cancer Letter, Jacquelyn Cobb, associate editor, wrote a story about the then-promising legislative package that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Jan. 22. At the time, the package was expected to pass in the Senate, provide funding for the federal government through fiscal year 2026, and prevent a government shutdown that looms Jan. 30.
