surgeon general
noun
plural surgeons general
: the chief medical officer of a branch of the armed services or of a public health service
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The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and other media platforms.
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Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on social media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
In Florida, the surgeon general’s lackadaisical response to the crisis at the Broward County elementary school did not produce a single extra case of the disease, in spite of grim predictions to the contrary, almost certainly thanks to how many kids are already vaccinated.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI, and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and other media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit narrowed that order to the White House, the surgeon general’s office, the center and the FBI.
—Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Prominent figures like the Florida surgeon general are responding to local outbreaks in ways that run counter to science and public health recommendations.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has so far not urged parents of unvaccinated children at the school with the outbreak to get their children vaccinated, or to quarantine them.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
The state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has come under criticism for his response after declining to order unvaccinated children to stay home during the outbreak.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
Mark Sherman, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on social media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
In Florida, the surgeon general’s lackadaisical response to the crisis at the Broward County elementary school did not produce a single extra case of the disease, in spite of grim predictions to the contrary, almost certainly thanks to how many kids are already vaccinated.
—Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2024
The states argue that White House communications staffers, the surgeon general, the FBI, and the U.S. cybersecurity agency are among those who coerced changes in online content on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and other media platforms.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
In September, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit narrowed that order to the White House, the surgeon general’s office, the center and the FBI.
—Ann Marimow, Washington Post, 17 Mar. 2024
Prominent figures like the Florida surgeon general are responding to local outbreaks in ways that run counter to science and public health recommendations.
—Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has so far not urged parents of unvaccinated children at the school with the outbreak to get their children vaccinated, or to quarantine them.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
The state’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, has come under criticism for his response after declining to order unvaccinated children to stay home during the outbreak.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
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