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US president-elect Joe Biden has made history by picking Dr Rachel Levine for a top government health post.
Levine, who is transgender, is set to serve as assistant secretary of health if her appointment is confirmed by the senate. This will make her the first ever openly #transgender official ever confirmed by senators.
Biden acknowledged she is a ‘historic’ pick, but added that Levine was a "deeply qualified choice to help lead our administration’s health efforts."
He added: "Dr Rachel Levine will bring the steady leadership and essential expertise we need to get people through this pandemic — no matter their zip code, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability — and meet the public health needs of our country in this critical moment and beyond."
Her role is set to be one of the most important during the first few months of the Biden administration, as America tries to tackle the COVID pandemic which has so-far killed 400,000 of its citizens.
Currently Levine is health secretary for Pennsylvania and is one of the few transgender people serving in elected or appointed positions nationwide. The Harvard-educated medic began her career as a pediatrician, and also served as Pennsylvania’s physician general.
She has emerged as the public face of Pennsylvania’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Levine will be an integral part of Biden’s $1.3 trillion plan to provide 100million vaccines within his first 100 days in office.
Biden also says that, in one of his first acts as president, he'll ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days to slow the virus' spread.
📷 Courtesy of Pennsylvania Government
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