Vivek Murthy, then-US Surgeon General, speaks while participating in a roundtable discussion on the impacts of climate change on public health at Howard University with President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2015.
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Vivek Murthy, then-US Surgeon General, speaks while participating in a roundtable discussion on the impacts of climate change on public health at Howard University with President Barack Obama in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2015.
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Biden nominates Dr. Vivek Murthy to reprise role as US surgeon general

As he builds out his health team, President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced he will nominate Dr. Vivek Murthy as US Surgeon General, a role Murthy held under the Obama administration.