Piers Ping Huang

She's kind of an originator of the Make America Healthy Again movement before Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

took it on.

It's actually the title of a book she published back in 2020.

Sapphire's views on vaccines are a little murky.

She's not against all vaccines, doesn't think they cause autism.

But she's also said that she supports what she calls medical freedom and individuals choosing if and when to get vaccines.

And Piers Ping Huang reporting.

And Piers Ping Huang explains.

The last CDC director, Susan Menares, was fired by the Trump administration in August when she stood up to changes to vaccine policy that her boss, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., wanted to make.

This week marks 210 days since the firing, the limit to which the role can be filled by temps, according to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.

Senior officials have run a search for a new director with this deadline in mind.

The nominee needs to be aligned with President Trump and Secretary Kennedy and also be able to get Senate confirmation.

The role is currently filled by Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, who also leads the National Institutes of Health.

He joined the CDC last month and could continue in the acting role while an official nominee navigates Senate confirmation.

Ping Huang, NPR News.

The top three sports people have bought tickets to are ice hockey, biathlon, and figure skating.

Danny O'Shea is captain of the U.S.

figure skating team.

He says the crowds help him focus when the pressure's on.

Nearly 1.3 million tickets to Olympic events have been sold, according to the Milan Cortina Organizing Committee, which tracks these numbers.