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CDC, FDA Set to Get New Leaders

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The transition team for President-elect Barack Obama, hoping to make a swift break in Bush administration policies at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, is moving toward naming new heads to two of the most important federal health agencies.Julie Gerberding will step down as CDC director when Mr. Obama is sworn in next week, ending a controversial tenure of more than six years. She will be replaced by William Gimson III, the agency's chief operating officer, until a permanent successor is named. In addition, the FDA's current science chief, Frank Torti, will serve as acting director until a permanent commissioner is named. Deliberations over the FDA are difficult because of competing interests, but a decision could be made in the next three weeks, people close to the process said.

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