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Jim O'Neill appointed as temporary CDC director replacement

Name: Jim O'Neill appointed as temporary CDC director replacement
Uploaded: 2025-08-29T10:29:00-0400
Duration: 3 min 23 s
Description: Jim O'Neill, the current deputy secretary of Health and Human Services and top aide to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been appointed as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source tells CBS News. Jared Eggleston reports.

Jim O'Neill, the current deputy secretary of Health and Human Services and top aide to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has been appointed as the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a source tells CBS News. Jared Eggleston reports.