FILE PHOTO: The exterior of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) main campus in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., August 27, 2025. REUTERS/Alyssa Pointer/File photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Thursday chose Jim O’Neill, the deputy secretary of Health and Human Services, to serve as acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after firing Susan Monarez the day before, the Washington Post reported, citing two people familiar with the matter.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil and Jasper Ward)