Kenneth Bernard (public health officer)

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Kenneth Bernard
Kenneth Bernard

Rear Admiral Kenneth Bernard (USPHS, Ret.) is an American public health physician and expert on biodefense and health security policy.^[1] He served at the George W. Bush White House from 2002-2005 as Special Assistant to the President for Biodefense and as Assistant Surgeon General.^[2]

During the COVID-19 outbreak, Bernard argued that it was a bipartisan, systemic failure to prioritize public health that contributed to the health crisis getting a foothold in the United States.^[3] Prior to the crisis, he was an outspoken critic of the White House's decision to eliminate the Office of Global Health Security at the National Security Council, an office that he created.^[4]