Senate approves appointment of Dr. Vivek Murthy of Indian origin as US Surgeon General
The Senate approved the appointment of Murthy by 57 votes against 43 votes. Obama nominated Dr. Murthy as Surgeon General in 2013. He was the youngest surgeon general to hold this position at the age of 37. Washington, PTI On the one hand, a person of Indian origin have entered the important post in the team of US President Joe Biden. The Senate approved the appointment of Indian-American physician Vivek Murthy as Joe Biden's Surgeon General. Murthy's top priority would be to deal with the Coronavirus epidemic, which has affected the country badly. Dr. Murthy (43) will hold the post of Surgeon General of America for the second time. In 2011, President Barack Obama included him in an advisory group on disease prevention and public health. Vivek Murthy said on the occasion, 'I am very grateful to get the consent of the Senate to serve once again as Surgeon General. We have faced great hardships as a nation over the past year, and I look forward to working with you to help ...